Brightwork

The Art of Finishing Wood

Rebecca Wittman

182 pages, parution le 18/01/2007

Ajouter à une liste

Indisponible

Résumé

Few things transform a boat into a yacht quite as gracefully as the incomparable look and texture of oiled, varnished, and bare wood surfaces. Drawing on her decades of brightwork experience, Rebecca Wittman shows you how to diagnose and cure a deteriorating finish, when cracked and flaking varnish can be patched and when it must be stripped and a new finish applied, how much sanding is truly necessary, and much more

Sommaire

An Introduction
- The Heart of It: Making a commitment
- Sad and Sorry Brightwork: A cautionary note for new boatowners
- Choosing Finishes: Understanding your woods and how to dress them
- About Varnish: The history of varnish, and how it is made
The Refinishing Program
- The Yacht Refinishing Commandments: A basic set of precepts for the dedicated refinisher
- Organizing Your Brightwork Thoughts: Planning the work, reading the weather, shopping for what you'll need, and preparing the boat
- Stripping Old Finishes: Bleaching off oil finishes, and using heat guns, chemical strippers, scraping, and sanding to remove old varnish
- Intermediate Prep Work: Sanding stripped wood, bleaching out stains, cleaning the surfaces
- The Varnishing Prelude: Pastewood fillers, stains, and sealers
- Oiling: As an exterior or interior finish, and as a method of sealing wood before varnishing
- Varnishing: Instructions for interior and exterior varnishing, varnishing failures and their causes
- Maintaining and Repairing Varnish: Protecting your beautiful finish, setting up a maintenance schedule, the varnish first-aid kit, determining when to refresh and when to strip again
- Two Special Brightwork Projects: Spars and cabin soles
- Rescuing Teak Decks: How to bring them back to life
- Dockside Refinishing Etiquette: Rules for getting along on the dock
Tools and Materials
- Tools: What works best for the job
- Materials: Stocking up on what you'll need, with recommendations for the best products

Appendix I. Safety for the Refinisher: How to ensure your own safety, and that of the environment
Appendix II. The Brightwork Refinisher's Dictionary: From "abrasive" to "Ziploc"
Conclusion: A Brightwork Junkie's Philosophy

Voir tout

Replier

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Rebecca Wittman
Parution	18/01/2007
Nb. de pages	182
Format	20 x 24
Couverture	Broché
Poids	625g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780071486576
ISBN13	978-0-07-148657-6