Wood Finishes for Students: Milk Paint
While Flax Oil, Shellac, and Tung oil are all good transparent finishes for students, what if you want to cover up the appearance of the natural wood instead? Let’s remember the key [...]
Using Milk Paint in Woodworking
Apply layers of milk paint to add depth and contrast to your work. A visitor asked, “Paint over wood? Aren’t you obscuring wood’s natural beauty?” There are two assumptions behind these [...]
Milk Paint: An ancient paint with a modern following.
Milk paint has a long history and it continues to be used and enjoyed by woodworkers to this day. However, what you see is not always what you get.
Refinishing Kitchen Cabinets with Milk Paint: Pros and Cons
If you want to refinish your kitchen cabinets with milk paint, you should take heed of this advice.
Milk Paint
Woodworkers have been painting their furniture for thousands of years. During that time, they have used many different types of paints. In fact, in historic terms what you will find at the paint [...]