finishing survey

[R Bohn]

Hi all       I was taking to a few friends about meetings and the topic of finishing was brought up. What we would like to know is,#1--- How many people would be interested in a meeting dedicated to finishing?  #2--- What you are doing now to finish your work? #3--- How many yrs you have been woodworking?  #4--- what you would like to learn{prep,types of finish,repair,etc}?  #5--- And in your mind, how long it takes one to learn the task you are interested in?
 And any other comments you might have.                                 In the SAPFM statistics, finishing is #2 in visits.Thanks for your input.   Randy

[jficke]

1) $cnt++; or said differently, increment the counter for me.
2) die, shellac, glaze
3) ~15 years
4) patination / aging techniques
5) somewhere between 1 day and infinity depending on the particular task at hand

[msiemsen]

Randy,
1) count me in
2)spraying shellac, spraying lacquer
3)37 years in some manner or another
4) A cheap, durable. easily applied, very attractive finish... coloring for the colorblind (different methods of applying shellac)
5)weeks
thanks for even thinking about doing this Randy. My shop is avaialbe if that helps.
Mike

[millcrek]

1) count me in
2) shellac, french polish, lacquer,glazes, toners
3) 42 years, am I really that old?
4) how to age pine with out reversing the grain
5) don't know

I'm in southwest Wisconsin south is better than north of the cities for me