Wood 1010 Wood and Finishing Technology: Applying Finishes - Spraying

Understanding how to spray a finish can be a very important part of finishing new wood, or re-finishing. In Wood 1010 - Wood and Finishing Technology, we cover many different spraying techniques, we examine a number of different spray guns and delivery systems, and we learn how to properly maintain our spray guns, including how to disassemble and reassemble our guns.
Students get plenty of opportunity to apply color and finish using many different spray guns that we have here at DCTC. Our shop is equipped with 2 spray booths.

Wood 1015 Spot Repair I: David Wendell Larson visits NIWF for a spot repair demo

Master spot repair artist David Wendell Larson came to visit and show his more than 45 years of spot repair expertise! David has been self employed since 1957, and has been operating his business in the Twin Cities since 1966, not to mention that he was the furniture conservator for the Groves Collection from 1976 to 1984 and for the Norwest Corporation of Arts Program from 1988 to 1998. He was a Member of the George Frank Study Tour to China in 1987 and to Paris & London in 1994. He is a contributor to Professional Refinishing magazine, and we are pleased to have him on our Advisory board as well. David is always a welcome addition to our classroom, we thank him for his visit, and look forward to next time!

Past Grad Dave Smith takes on The Office Credenza

Past Grad and owner of Fresh Air Finishers in South St. Paul, Dave Smith, shared one of his past projects with us. Dave had to take care of some problems in this office, all the work had to be performed on-site, so here is a brief overview of a day in the life of an NIWF grad.
You can see that there was blushing, peeling and cracking on the finish.



So after masking off the office, it is time to strip the old finish that is failing











Then, after careful preparation, it is time to apply color and spray the new finish.
After much hard work, Dave's skilled hand returns the office back to it's rightful owners looking brand new!

Great work Dave, Thanks for sharing your work with us!

Wood 1010 Wood and Finishing Technology: Wood Identification

Wood & Finishing Technology is one of the most involved sections of the program. In this sections we cover so many topics; one of those is Wood Identification. Wood ID is important because different wood reacts differently to chemicals, stains, dyes and many other things. Wood, as an organic object, is not all created equally, and it is imperative that students know how to work with different woods and what precautions might need to be taken with certain woods, whether they are finishing, doing wood working, or trying to avoid possible health hazards.