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    PAINT LIKE A PRO

    Feb 06, 2019 4 minutes
    By Tom Monahan

    Having worked as a professional finisher who has relied on the creative use of color for several decades, I’m surprised by the number of woodworkers that I meet who treat “paint” as if it was a dirty word. The truth is, the right combination of colors can be used to either make a piece stand out as a scene-stealing showpiece, or blend in to an established décor.

    Paint does more than simply look good. Practically speaking, “paint grade” building materials—such as poplar, pine, birch plywood and medium density fiberboard (MDF)—cost significantly less than furniture-grade hardwoods. Paint even enables builders to combine dissimilar materials. Hidden under a thin colored skin, these different materials blend together, redirecting attention

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