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About Greg Scholl
Expertise
Questions on Woodworking, wood finishing and refinishing of all kinds, repairing furniture and wooden objects, Architectural details, Woodturning, carving, tool usage, product usage, some chemistry as it applies to woodworking and related interests,cabinet making and furniture construction/design, etc. I have experience with all manners of colorants, finishes, paints, stains, dyes, glazes, and coatings, wood species recognition and usage,tool recommendations, blade types and recommendation,techniques and methods for many Woodworking related issues, etc.

Experience
Fine furniture restorer and cabinet maker for over 30 years,serving high end Antique dealers, Interior designers, Collectors in the CT area. Consulting for area Painting/Decorating and Building contractors on non painting issues..(staining, wood prep.,clear finishing, floor restoration and architectural detail restoration and repair, etc.) Sold, built, serviced, setup Home, Industrial, and Commercial stationary woodworking tools for a major tool retailer in CT. for three years, sold hand and power tools , provided knowledge, parts replacement, service, and on site service, Trade show Demo, and training as well.

Publications
Published in Fine Woodworking Magazine (12/97), included on Fine Woodworkings first "Best of Fine Woodworking" CD-ROM (2002) ...("27 year compilation of expert know-how")

Education/Credentials
Art School at Silvermine Guild in Norwalk, CT., 9 year apprenticeship in a European run Cabinet and Restoration shop in CT., various classes on subjects having to do with the field. Seminars from major Tool manufacturers, Skil/Bosch, Delta, Powermatic, Ritter, Porter cable, Milwaukee, Dewalt/B&Decker, Performax.

Past/Present Clients
Many varied clients including work on Martha Stewarts' Westport, CT. show house, many fine Antique dealers and private collectors in and around Fairfield County and in Woodbury, CT. (the Antiques capital of CT.), Golden Age of Trucking Museum, Wilton Historical Society.

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Cabinets, Furniture, Woodworks - bath vanity

Expert: Greg Scholl - 11/11/2009

Question
QUESTION: I have a bathroom vanity that is oak stained. How can I refinish it using a glaze. I would like to make it that cream colored glaze finish.

ANSWER: Hi Becky, you mean you want it cream colored and then glazed? Like an Antique looking finish?....your vanity is not just stained, it has a tough clear finish on it, and in order to do the type of finish you're describing, you'll have to finish over the existing finish. Being that it's Oak, you'll likely have pores showing as well that will telegraph into the cream base coat that you'll use before glazing.....at the very least you'll have to clean it well, then scuff sand it and use a primer then your chosen cream color, then you would glaze it with the appropriate glaze color and then clear coat it with a clear coat that would stand up to the moist environment of a bathroom...have you done any finishing like this before??

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QUESTION: No, I havent I want that old look where the brown shows in the creases I don't know what it is called but yes antique looking

Answer
Yeah, that's a glazing technique, the glaze is the brown (or any contrasting color) that simulates patina, dirt, wear, etc., and it's done over a base coat of solid color. As I outlined before, it can be done with paint, but in the cabinet industry it's done with lacquers, and/or Urethane finishes, sprayed on, hand glazed with the proper compatible glazing medium, then clear coated.There is a technique to this type of finishing though, and it's not something I can easily teach you here....this is fairly advanced finishing, and if you've never tackled such a project, you'll have to learn the basics from the beginning....there are some great resources on the web, and many web videos to watch that will help you a lot...here's just one I found on a quick search:
http://www.askthedecorator.com/Glazing_Kitchen_Cabinets_Video.shtml
Getting this technique even,properly applied, and matching across a whole kitchen takes some serious skills...many DIY'ers will tell you it's easy, but take it from me, it's not as easy as it looks....old raised panel doors can be had fairly easily from kitchen remodeling, (think contractors, kitchen refacers, the dump or transfer station), to practice on, and it sure beats practicing on your own cabinets.This will help you develop the techniques and methods used to achieve these finishes, as well as trying different finishing products (paints, stains, glazes, clears)....always use the best tools and materials you can buy, it really does make a difference, and remember that careful and proper surface prep is most of the work, and the most important part of the job to assure good adhesion and longevity of the finish.

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