Past Grad & Advisory Board member, Tammy Wold visits

Past Grad, Tammy Wold, came to visit and talk about spraying technique. Tammy graduated in 1980, and was hired on as a touch-up and repair tech at a furniture company in St. Paul, MN where she worked for 2 years. In 1982 she worked as a subcontractor doing refinishing of furniture and residential kitchens. In 1983 she went to work for a refinishing company in St. Paul until 1986 when she opened a small business in Maple Grove, MN. Their main work was prefinishing for other businesses in the industry, cabinetmakers, furniture makers, and store fixture manufactures. In 1998 Tammy went to work as a supervisor of the finishing department for Nevers Industries, a company that manufactures conference room furniture to order. We are also honored to have Tammy as a member of the Dakota County Technical College Advisory Committee, which she joined in 1999.

Wood 1026 Advanced Finishing: Practice Boards & Story Boards

When it comes to Advanced Finishing, it is so important to get lots of hands on experience. The students get about 20 boards that they must prep and finish using different materials and techniques. From crackle lacquer to varnish and shellac, from dying, staining and glazing; Advanced finishing give a hands on approach to the use of many products wood finishers will encounter.

Another important aspect of Advanced Finishing is to create Story Boards. A Story Board is a recipe, of sorts, for wood finishers. It is a step by step visual and written set of instructions for creating a color, finish or effect on wood. You can see in the picture that each step in the process is masked off, preserving it so that the end result can be obtained again and again. This is a valuable skill for wood finishers because, if done well, any finisher should be able to look at a story board and re-create what has been done in the past without having to do a lot of guess work.

Welcome to the National Institute of Wood Finishing

Hello,

This is the first blog coming from the National Institution of Wood Finishing at Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) in Rosemount Minnesota.

It is a nine month program that began in 1970 by the State of Minnesota. To my knowledge it is the only certified nine month post secondary Wood Finishing Technology program in the USA.

It is dedicated to preparing individuals for the wood finishing industry including: the finishing of new wood products, the conservation, restoration, refinishing of "old' wood, and the repairing of damaged wood and damaged coatings - old or new.

Stay tuned for more information about this program and the educational "hands on" wood finishing courses that I offer for the hobbyist, the professional and those who want to be a professional finisher.


Mitch Kohanek
http://www.woodfinishing.org/
http://www.dctc.edu/