Looking for a smooth creamy color, look no furthur! Mix one part french vallia and one part seagull gray chalk style paint and you have the perfect neutral color! Smooth, creamy, and eleagent perfect for any project!
1,520 Total Contest Entries!
Upcycling - 15 Categories - Mainland US/Canada/U.K./Ireland/Europe
Mad Scientist "Create a New Color" (Popular Vote) - 53 Entriesreturn to top
This is your opportunity to use your customers and fans to your advantage. Share your project across your social media channels to promote your business. Your project must be completed using a MIX of two or more General Finishes paints to CREATE A NEW COLOR. A full description of the formula with quantities used must be included with your entry (For example, 2 parts Snow White Milk Paint and 1 part Patina Green Milk Paint). Your friends can vote for you from August 4th to August 11th.
Custom Mix Plum
By Karie Bogart, Owner at Flipping Fabulous Salina
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This is a custom mix of GF 1 part Coral Crush, 1 part Queenstown Gray, & 1/2 part Midnight Blue, sealed with High Performance Satin.
#flippingfabuloussalina #generalfinishes
Aztek Blue
By Chance in Knoxville, TN.
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I had a little bit of Antique White left over, so i decided to try something new. I mixed it with some Patina Green and Boom!!!... "Aztek Blue" was created. I started with a base coat of Midnight Blue Chalk Style and let that mellow out for awhile, came back in and hit it with the ole 220 grit sanding pad just to smooth it out so my newly concocted "Aztek Blue" would glide right on.
Anything Goes (Merit Judging) - 178 Entriesreturn to top
Open category for entries that do not fit into the other categories. Requires the use of one GF product.
Vintage Rocking Horse
By Jennifer in Hendersonville, NC.
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Vintage RockingHorse, refinished in a lovely shade of Linen with Coral accents. Java gel stain and and High Performance top coat make this little pony ready to rock into your home. Only General Finishes products used for this creation.
Dreamy Driftwood Buffet
By Emporium K, IE
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This old oak buffet was a dream to work with. Structurally intact with clean lines carved, I decided to paint using the carved lines as my guide. The main body was painted with a mix of Driftwood on the sides, base and panels and the rest with aged oak woodstain. I then also gilded in gold along the raised carvings. The piece was then sealed with High Performance Top Coat.
Adorable French Provincial Dresser
By Julia Harrison at Boxwood & Brass
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So sweet and feminine, this piece was refinished for a little girl's room.
Bling it on U.S.A.(Merit Judging) - 54 Entriesreturn to top
Use lustrous finishes of any kind, including gold/silver wax, GF Pearl Effects, gold or silver leaf, copper, etc or other gilding or metallic finishes on the body of the piece. Requires the use of 1 GF product.
Bombay Chest in "Knights Armor"
By Mark DeRemer, Owner/Operator at Refurbished Gentleman, LLC
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This curvy 3 Drawer Bombay Chest has been hand painted in layers of General Finishes Milk Paint, Pearl Effects, Glaze Effects and High Performance Top Coat to create a finish I call "Knights Armor".
Persian Blue Persuasion
By Sandy Smith, Owner at One of a Kind Furniture Finds
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I acquired this piece from a local hotel that was replacing their furniture. It had so much detail, I just couldn't resist it!
Modern Vintage Buffet
By RESTYLE by Kristin Forbes in Canton, OH.
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This Buffet was done in one of my most popular finishes, aged metallic pewter with a rich, dark stained top. After sanding and staining the top in a rich Java Gel Stain, layers of primer, metallic silver paints, glaze and top coat are applied to achieve this look, the final product is well worth it and a total show stopper! Perfect modern statement piece for any home!
Cabinetry: Paint Or Stain (Merit Judging) - 40 Entriesreturn to top
Kitchen, bath, bar cabinetry etc. This can be a refinish of existing cabinets or a new finish on new cabinets. Requires the use of 1 GF product.
Cozy kitchen
By Michele in Duluth, MN.
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We purchased our house and knew the kitchen would need a makeover right away! The cabinets were a golden maple wood color and the countertop was country blue formica...it was very 80's country from the wallpaper to the countertop.
I painted the cabinets with General Finishes Antique White Milk Paint and applied General Finishes Flat Out Flat Topcoat. We decided we wanted a warm and cozy feel and opted for the warmth of butcher block.
The transformation of our kitchen was amazing. We went from 80's country design to a chic, warm, and cozy kitchen.
Centery Farm/Farmhouse update
By Kimberly at 400 Rustic Station in whittemore, IA.
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We Updated our Farmhouse Cabinets, when we moved to the family farm in 2013, it had the classic oak cabinets, the last time the kitchen was update which was in 1970. It was time to make this Centery farm and farmhouse Ours! We chose Queentown Gray and Pitch Black Glaze. We painted the base of the cabinterywith the queenstown and then sealed them. On the doors we painted queenstown gray and then did a dry glaze technique to the doors to give it depth and interested. This farmhouse is now more in style and we are loving the updated look without the huge expense of remodling.!
Grateful Gray Kitchen
By J&P Designs, Owners
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This Grateful Gray Kitchen is magazine worthy!! Custom color paint mix of General Finishes Driftwood and Seagull Gray Milk Paint on the cabinets and Queenstown Grayon the island. Painting these cabinets made this kitchen seem bigger.
Country Chic - 135 Entriesreturn to top
Distressed, aged, chippy or just plain country. Requires the use of 1 GF product.
Farmhouse Charm
By Keri
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I wish this delightful little door could tell it's story!! This door is from a rural ND farmstead and was saved in a family barn. I powerwashed it to get the grime off, lightly sanded, white washed some bare spots with a mixture of white paint and water, stained the shelves with GF Salem and sealed the whole project with GF High Performance in satin.
Farmhouse Inspired Chest
By Lee, Owner at Bee's Knees Custom Designs in Anoka, MN.
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When I rescued this chest of drawers -- I KNEW it wanted to live again as a farmhouse-inspired chest. The vision came to me instantly -- a white body and refinished top. I refinished the top using a custom mix of General Finishes Antique Walnut and Java Gel Stain. I primed the body with General Finishes Stain Blocker and painted it with General Finishes Antique White Milk Paint. I used one of my favorite topcoats, General Finishes Flat Out Flat, to seal the body and drawers of the chest.
The chic French Country bedroom
By The Modern Farmhouse reimagined furniture/decor in Olympia, WA.
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This beauty is everything you want in your country home!
Creative - 100 Entriesreturn to top
Color washes, decoupage, hand-painted, stenciling, and embossing (no transfers), etc. Requires the use of 1 GF product.
1930 Champagne/ Gold Dresser and Mirror
By Royal Reincarnations, Owner/ Designer in Rosenhayn, NJ.
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This beautiful Dresser and Mirror set from the 1930's has been refinished with General Finishes Nutmeg gel stain. It has been painted in rustoleum champagne and gold. I then antiqued the dresser and mirror with black antiquing glaze. To enhance the beauty of this already staggering piece I sponge stenciled the front and sides of the dresser. The set was then sealed in General Finishes High Performance Top Coat to ensure lasting durablility!
Rock N Glam Vanity
By Lisa Vassallo at Timeless Furniture Resto by Lisa in Manahawkin, NJ.
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This vanity was aptly named, Roxy! This vanity started out in all white and I wanted to go in another direction. I was feeling a rock n roll, leather, nailheads vibe - maybe because I was listening to Guns n Roses while I was cleaning her?
Watercolor Dreams
By Peggy Meidinger at Sweet Serendipity in Glendive, MT.
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This lovely 1928 bedroom set was dreaming of a new look, one that would take her from dark and dingy to fabulous!
Glossy black paint, decoupaged watercolor tissue paper and a glimmer of gold made that dream a reality. A bit of texture and distressing to show the layers of pink and yellow took it right over the top.
She's a watercolor dream-come-true!
DIY Hobbyist Upcycled Furniture - 37 Entriesreturn to top
DIY hobbyist with NO formal resale business. If you are actively selling anywhere, you must enter another category. This category was created as a safe space for hobbyists to enter and have a fair playing field to win; Resale entries will be be asked to move, or be removed. Requires the use of 1 GF product.
Farmhouse Darling Dresser
By Keri
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This tattered dresser was a $15 garage sale find and the very first piece for me to ever distress. I sanded it all down and used a lot of putty fixing missing parts, chunks and dents. I primed with a ZInsser BIN primer to prevent any bleed through of old stains, cover water damage, etc. Next came 2 coats of General Finishes Queenstown Milk Paint and 1 coat of General finishes High Performance in flat. Five coats of General finishes Antique White Milk Paint were up next to get the gray completely covered.
Mahogany end tables
By Michele in Duluth, MN.
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My in-law's put their home on the market and started downsizing...low and behold they started to post some items on a Facebook rummage sale site. I happen to see them on there and messaged them right away...thank goodness I was the first to comment ...lol. I painted them with chalk paint and lightly distressed them. Because I wanted durability and a lasting table top, I used General Finishes Flat Out Flat on the top and lip of each table. A wax finish was applied to rest of each table.
Occasional Chair Update
By Laura in COLLEYVILLE, TX.
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Updating our formal living room with more whites and grays was so refreshing. It seemed silly to buy 2 new chairs for a room that was rarely used, especially since the ones I had worked perfectly. They simply needed to be updated. Millions of staples late these chairs were transformed with a dark gray upholstery fabric and painted with GF snow white milk paint.
Dye Stains - 17 Entriesreturn to top
Show us how you bring out the grain, the burl, or the detailed inset patterns with a dye stain - your entire project, a table top, or drawer fronts. Requires the use of 1 GF product.
Tiger Oak Chest
By Becky Herrmann, Owner at For Love of the Paint in Round Rock, TX.
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This chest is an absolute beauty from the early 1900's. The drawers have a stunning tiger oak grain that made them the perfect candidate for dye stain, which penetrates the grain deeply and accents its unique patterns with an incredible depth of color. This exceptional wood grain was brought out with General Finishes dye stain in Medium Brown. The body was painted with a combination of Linen milk paint and Chapin Gray chalk style paint and distressed for a chippy, weathered look that contrasts gorgeously with the rich brown stain.
1936 Lane Cedar Hope Chest
By Melissa Krycerick
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When I found her the description read "antique box" on a popular sale site. Her veneer was dry, broken, pieces of her were missing, her lid was ruined and more than half of the veneer on the bottom trim was gone. I didn't think I could restore it. My client saw her and had to have her but she wanted me to restore her and not paint. I cleaned, sanded, and oiled her up. Her lid had to be completely stripped as did the bottom trim piece. I removed two layers of veneer on the lid and all over the remaining veneer on the bottom trim to the raw cedar underneath.
Land of the midnight sky
By Just Chic in Anchorage, AK.
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Alaska is home of the midnight sky, and when the moon sits against the beautiful colors, it creates the most beautiful sky in the world. General finishes dye stains allows us to mimic the skies of the great Alaskan North in an amazing way. Each handcut peice is stained in general finishes custom dye stains. The sky is a mix of blue, ebony, and amber dyestain, all blended to an ombre effect. The moon is done with winter white glaze effects. The mountains are a mix of medium brown, dark brown and green dye stain.
Jiving With Gel Stain - 143 Entriesreturn to top
Show us your best Gel Stain refresh. Paint accents are fine. Requires the use of 1 GF product.
Dancing with Java
By Kerry clingham, miss at creativeupcycle
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This all about pine piece came to me after being thrown out to the dump.
It was crying out for a beautiful polished look that only the Java Gel Stain finished with a satin high performance top coat can give.
After sanding and cleaning this little piece, I generously applied the java gel stain to the top. 4 coats later I had the wonderful full bodied colour I wanted.
The colour to compliment the stained top was found in the what I call the summer take me to the beach colour, introducing Persian blue milk paint.
and Linen for a soft warm addition.
Two Tone Lovers
By Heavenly Chic
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Matching set of twin vintage spindle beds!! ❤ These look so flipping gorgeous, they are magazine worthy, they dont even look like the same beds! Refinished in a two tone stain and paint combo, brought these pieces alive!
1920 Dresser and Mirror Set
By Royal Reincarnations, Owner/ Designer in Rosenhayn, NJ.
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I painted this immaculate set in my custom made chalk paint recipe using Sherwin Williams Naval. All exposed wood has been stained in General Finishes Nutmeg Gel Stain. I accented all ornate wood carvings and details in 18k gold leaf. The hardware is original to the set and 18k gold leaf has also been applied. General Finishes High Performance Top Coat has been applied to ensure a long lasting and durable finish!
Masterpiece Transfers - 14 Entriesreturn to top
Transfer of printed image onto furniture. Requires the use of 1 GF product.
'Circe' Antique Depression-Era Dresser
By Diane Llewellyn Grover from The Paint Factory, Brush Tamer at The Paint Factory in Hillsboro, OR.
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It was a beautiful piece as-is. Gorgeous lines and carvings. Solid construction. Just lovely.
And as lovely as it was, I knew it could be exquisite. I knew exactly the image that I would use. 'Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses' by John William Waterhouse (1891). But as much as I love to do image transfer, I was a little nervous about how the piece would be received. It's a piece that you either love or don't. I don't think there's a middle ground on this one.
Lady of Shalott Table
By Lori Holdread at Sophistafunk Furniture in Trinidad, CO.
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I use decoupage to get a master image onto my furniture piece, then I paint out from the image, using a mix of my own line and paint style, striving to meld intomthe master artist's work for a seamless furniture piece. I love the challenge of matching color and style, while at the same time making the piece my own by changing the dges of the masterwork and pulling it out to fit my furniture piece.
A Little French
By Kayla at The Frayed Knot Antiques and Design in Hernando, MS.
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Sweet antique dresser, refinished in Bone White Chalk Style paint and glazed using Java Gel Stain. An oversized French transfer adorns the front while the Java Gel stained top provides a warm contrast to the aged white. The drawers were lined with a sweet pillow ticking fabric to complete the look.
Mid-Century Modern Makeover - 102 Entriesreturn to top
Bring on your best mid-1950s revival. Requires the use of 1 GF product.
Shades of Stain
By Keri
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This Drexel 1957 dresser was found along with a matching full bed for $100 at a garage sale. I hauled it home and gave it a good bath from years of sticky kid fingers and sanded it down. I didn't prime this one and later learned the hard way of how old wood can "bleed" after you seal it. I painted the body in GF Seagull Gray, used a gray, whitewash, and a brown stain on the drawers and sealed it with GF High Performace in satin. Upon sealing, the old stain/wood tanins started to "bleed" through the clear coat!!!
Mid Century Modern Charcoal Dresser
By Marcia from Three Painted Drawers, Three Painted Drawers in MO.
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It was time for a new dresser for my daughter, (hers had been an Antique dresser for the past 15 years that i painted for her )
I picked up this dresser for her at an estate sale , It didnt need much work ,just updating , So I painted it using a mix of Queenston ,
Driftwood and little Lamp Black, with the Pitch Black Glaze for a silky smokey effect. topped it off with G.F.high performance in Gloss
and G.F. high perfomance in flat. Updated the original hardware by painting them silver.
Looks awesome in her room.
MCM side tables
By Shannon Byrd, Owner at Bellflower Grove
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Snow White milk paint. HPTC in satin. Rub n buff on hardware.
Pre-Made Unfinished Furniture - 5 Entriesreturn to top
Best finish using pre-made unfinished wood furniture. To enter this category, your raw-wood piece of furniture must have been purchased from a business that sells pre-made unfinished wood furniture. You must submit both "before" and "after" photos to be considered for a prize. Requires the use of 1 GF product.
Turquoise transformation
By Julee Smith, Creator at Tillie's in Jackson, OH.
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This was soooo much fun! A good friend of mine bought a beautiful dining room suite and wanted end tables and entertainment center to match. She purchased unfinished and trusted me to do. I color matched the turquoise and painted all the pieces in a beautiful turquoise with Sherwin Williams paint with Webster's Chalk Paint Powder additive. Next I dry brushed everything in SW peppercorn to match dining room suite. Top coated everything with General Finishes High Performance satin for lasting durability. She was thrilled!!!
The TARDIS!
By Allison Bandt, Co-Creative Director at Said Your Way Studio in Auburn, IN.
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This Amish made pine cabinet is painted with General Finishes Klein Blue & Snow White Milk Paint transforming it into an out of this world re-creation of the TARIS. Topped off with a custom made General Finishes Lamp Black & Snow White Painted "Police Public Call Box" wood sign to give it the perfect finishing touch!
A Book Cabinet to Remember
By Alisha from Alameda, CA
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After months of searching for the perfect book cabinet and not finding anything I loved, I finally decided to order a custom unfinished piece. Fenton MacLaren's in Berkeley, CA made this alder bookcase for me and I was beyond excited to finish it! I used a combination of Seagull Gray and Persian Blue to create a beautiful color to match my living room. I then used Champagne Pearl mixed with Clear Base Glaze Effects to add a bit of shimmer. The whole piece was topped with High Performance Top Coat in Flat.
Repurposed To A New Use - 89 Entriesreturn to top
Transformation project.Requires the use of 1 GF product.
Vintage Desk turned Night Stands
By Royal Reincarnations, Owner/ Designer in Rosenhayn, NJ.
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This vintage desk had served out its life as a desk and was ready to be reincarnated with a new purpose! After applying new tops and trim I stained all exposed wood in GF Java gel stain. These elegant night stands were painted in GF French Linen. I then drybrushed Antiqued Gold accents to add to the beauty of them! The drawers have been lined with suede. This set was then sealed with GF High Performance Topcoat to ensure many years of lasting durability.
Pink Pet Bed
By Bethany Shmyr, Owner at FourLeaf Furniture in Sparks, NV.
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This little nightstand was begging for a renew. Light and dark pink colors pair perfectly with a fun print curtain. Complete with comphy fluffy pillow to make a perfect little palace for your pup. One drawer to keep leashes, toys etc. A fun project that brightened up the space.
Entertained!
By Karie Bogart, Owner at Flipping Fabulous Salina
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This dresser was in baaaad shape, so we reconstructed the middle, taking old tongue & groove flooring to make shelves. We used Java Gel Stain on the planks, & painted the body in Antique White, dirtying up with Van Dyke Glaze Effects. It is sealed with High Performance Satin.
Smashing Shades Of Gray - 122 Entriesreturn to top
Enter a project completed mostly in gray - wood or color accents are fine. Requires the use of 1 GF product.
Ornate Console
By Vanessa Gilroy at The Vantique Junktion, Langley, B.C.
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This stunning antique table was finished with General Finishes Empire Grey and High Performance Satin Top Coat, and the recesses darkened with Annie Sloan black wax.
The top painted with a soft black, and also finished with HP satin top coat. Legs also aged with black wax.
Vintage Sideboard
By Reloved by Lori in Sparta, NJ.
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Simply Elegant....done in GF Seagull Grey and Antique White with High Performance Top Coat. Lovely details done with a dry brush of Antique White...
French Provincial Desk
By Julia Harrison at Boxwood & Brass
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Elegant desk refinished in seagull gray with snow white accents.
The Classics: Black Or White - 171 Entriesreturn to top
Show us your best black or white finish. Includes really dark grays and softer whites. Wood or color accents are fine. Requires the use of 1 GF product.
Classic Black Antique Oak Lowboy Dresser
By Lori Riggs, LoneStaR Cottage, Papillion, NE, Owner at LoneStaR Cottage in Papillion, NE.
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Gorgeous 19-teens era antique oak lowboy dresser, hand painted in rich General Finishes Lamp Black and finished with General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Flat. This dresser features 2 large drawers painted inside and out in a beautiful sea blue green color. The drawer sides are stenciled in General Finishes Lamp Black in a complementary pattern to the sides of the dresser. The drawers are finished in the same General Finishes High Performance Top Coat inside and out.
Vintage "Driftwood" Dresser
By Becky Herrmann, Owner at For Love of the Paint in Round Rock, TX.
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This vintage dresser is an absolute stunner! Its French Provincial curves are timeless and gorgeous, and the color was updated for a modern farmhouse style of chic that is an instant classic! The top has been refinished in a "driftwood" style with layers and blends of General Finishes Walnut and Weathered Gray water based stains, and the body painted with Antique White milk paint and thoughtfully distressed. The hardware was updated with a silver leafing wax for a gorgeous antiqued look. This style is versatile, timeless, and oh-so-fresh and gorgeous!
The Black Beauty
By The Modern Farmhouse reimagined furniture/decor in Olympia, WA.
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The black beauty was in sad state when I picked her up. She was missing trim, vaneer chipped, and lifting, water stains, foot piece missing, and loose doors.
Instructional/Demonstration Videos - 2 Categories - Mainland U.S. Only
Upcycled Furniture Video - 7 Entriesreturn to top
Upload a link to a 2 minute or less video on your favorite technique. Video must be made after April 2017. Requires the display and use of 1 GF product.
Got Furry Wood?
By Cheri Bandt, Owner at Said Your Way Studio in Auburn, IN.
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Got Furry Wood? Tips on how to prevent grain raise peel up when making stenciled wood signs.
Transforming a Side Dish Table into a Main Course Masterpiece
By Isabella's Inspirations, Furniture Painter & Designer in Woodbridge, VA.
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Is it easier for you to watch a demonstration video rather than read a 'how-to' article? I agree! That is why I decided to share a video on transforming a dark, traditional side table into a beautiful piece for a coastal-vibed family room. Once I knew this family room would take on a beach theme, General Finishes Persian Blue Milk Paint was the first color that I thought to use. This soft blue is reminiscient of an ocean view with the sun shining down and reflecting off the beautiful and endless blue waters.
Spice it Up
By Meg Foster in Green Bay, WI.
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Hi I'm Meg and I wanted to show y'all just how easy it can be to turn an old used piece of furniture and make it beautiful again. The best feature that I love about General Finishes paint is that it is self leveling so when you have finished the piece there are virtually no brush strokes, without even sanding! I like to start with a foam brush because it is so easy to get the paint onto the furniture and achieve nice even strokes. But I also like to use my smaller standard paint brushed to get the fine details that the foam brush just cannot reach.
Woodworking Video - 4 Entriesreturn to top
Upload a link to a 2 minute or less video on your favorite technique. Video must be made after April 2017. Requires the display and use of 1 GF product.
Grain Pop with Seal A Cell on Bookmatched Ebonized Maple
By Ryan, Owner/Craftsman/Photographer at LumberLust Designs in Phoenix, AZ.
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We've been commissioned to create two custom ebonized maple 20x18 C-Tables with steel chevron frames. We cut out top pieces from a large 8/4 big leaf Maple live edge slab and then resawed the piece to have a bookmatched pair of tops at a finished thickness of 5/8." All bark voids and cracks were filled with System 3 tinted epoxy resin, the piece was ebonized using an aniline dye. This video shows the first grain pop with General Finished Seal A Cell after ebonizing and finish sanding,
Seal a Cell on Mesquite Urban Lumber reclaimed Live Edge slab
By Ryan, Owner/Craftsman/Photographer at LumberLust Designs in Phoenix, AZ.
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First grain pop on this large figured Mesquite live edge slab that will be a waterfall coffee table. We are applying seal a cell prior to cutting the miter waterfall to help prevent any tear out. We followed that up with 2 coats of Arm R Seal Gloss with the last 2 top coats in Satin (gloss before satin for durability and clarity), half sheet sanding with 320 between coats.
Distress and Glazing with Glaze Effects
By Mike Reddy, President at All Access Adaptations, LLC in Booneville, AR.
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A quick video highlighting the use of General Finishes Water Based Finishes with an emphasis on distressing and using General Finishes Glaze Effects Van Dyke Brown to highlight those distressed marks.
European Treasures - Mainland U.K./Ireland/Europe Only
European Treasures - 15 Entriesreturn to top
Submit entries embellished with lustrous finish adornments of any kind, including gold/silver wax, or any gilding or metallic finishes on the body of the piece. This category is reserved for Mainland UK, Mainland Ireland and Mainland Europe. Requires the use of 1 GF Product.
Moroccan Musings
By Emporium K, IE
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The structure of this piece was good but visually dark and outdated. I painted the entire piece in Driftwood milkpaint and then to add some Bling I used gold gilding with a Moroccan trellis stencil over the entire front of all the drawers. I also added a circular Rose moulding to the bureau's drop down and gilded this also. The interior was stained using a Walnut stain. The whole piece was then sealed with High Performance Top Coat.
A Buffet Dream
By Emporium K, IE
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When an old piece like this has some fabulous carvings you have to do it justice and highlight them . The original grain on the top and cabinet doors was so beautiful I decided to highlight them by restaining in a dark oak stain. The rest of the piece was painted using Coastal Blue and sealed with High Performance Top Coat. Then the fun bit, I gilded the central carvings and the balcony back in gold, to match the re coloured handles, and added some mouldings, also gilded, to finish the piece. This beautiful old buffet now has its new life.
The Writing Blues
By Emporium K, IE
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For this lovely Oak writing bureau I decided to use Coastal Blue over the whole piece and seal with High Performance Top Coat to give it an overall deep blue sheen. The interior was restained with a light oak stain to contrast with the exteriors deep blue. This piece was heavily carved on the exterior so it would have been easy to get carried away with the gilding, but I decided to focus only on the central carving running across the centre, and also gild the edging of the pull down.
Wood Turning - 14 Categories - Mainland US/Canada/U.K./Ireland/Europe
Conventional Finished Edge Bowls - 14 Entriesreturn to top
Beaded Cherry Salad Bowl
By Artisticturning, Owner
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This is a cherry bowl turned from local Florida cherry. It has small beads to give some texture to the exterior it feels great tin your hands. The size is 12" dia x 12" tall x 3/16" thk. The Florida cherry has some of the most beautiful color and grain you will find and as it ages it gets even more patina and color. All of the wood that I use is recycled wood that was headed for my local landfill or fireplace. Even my scraps are used by a friend to smoke BBQ.
Red Bay Bowl
By Artisticturning, Owner
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This is a small bowl that I turned from a small piece of Florida Red Bay with a slightly Asian influnce. Red bay trees are succumbing to a disease here in the South that is killing all of the trees. I was able to get my hands on a few small log sections.The wood has a beautiful color and grain. the size is around 4" x4" and 1/16" thick. It is very delicate and must weigh only a couple of ounces.
Beaded Florida Cherry Salad Bowl
By Artisticturning, Owner
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This is a Florida Cherry salad bowl that I made for a friend. The wood used is still fairly light colored but will darken and gain a beautiful patina with use and age. It has one bead on the outside to give it some detail. It feels great when you handle and use it, you don't want to put it down.The Florida cherry has some of the most beautiful color and grain you will find and as it ages it gets even more patina and color. All of the wood that I use is recycled wood that was headed for my local landfill or a fireplace. Even my scraps are used by a friend to smoke BBQ.
Turned And Carved Surface - 21 Entriesreturn to top
Florida Spalted Maple Rolly-Polly
By Artisticturning, Owner
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This is a small project that I do when I am doing a wood turning demonstration. This one is from a beautiful piece of spalted Florida maple that I got from a friend. The beautiful colors in this piece of Florida maple come from the spalting fungus that enters the wood and eats the sugars with the resulting streaks and color. The top rim was textured with a woodburner.This fungus does not deteriorate the wood. This Rolly-Polly rolls around until it finds just the right spot to stop. This wood the was headed to the landfil or someones fireplace. It is about 4" x4" by 1/16" thick.
Turned /Scalloped Edge Bowl
By Charles Farrar, Mr.
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Turned and hand carved scalloped edge bowl, 9"h X 11"w from Golden Mahogany. Carving involved double turned layers of bowl and carving that incorporated both edges in one final edge.
Turned Florida Cherry Cake Stand
By Artisticturning, Owner
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I had a friend ask if I could turn her a wooden cake stand and I rounded up a piece of Florida cherry with this result. It was turned in two pieces and glued together. The Florida cherry has some of the most beautiful color and grain you will find and as it ages it gets even more patina and color. All of the wood that I use is recycled wood that was headed for my local landfill or fireplace. Even my scraps are used by a friend to smoke BBQ. the size was around 11" in Diameter and 6" tall.
Beginning Wood Turners (with less than one year of experience) - 4 Entriesreturn to top
Any age is welcome, but cannot have postings or resales of your work that is older than 12 months from the start of the contest.
Cheese knife with Celtic knot
By Ian Davenport at Davenport's Handmade in Leeds, GB
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Handmade wood turning project. The handle is made of Purple Heart wit a spalted beech Celtic knot inlay.
The Purple Heart was cut to length then cut at 45deg to put a spalted beech segment in then glued back together. The piece was then rotated 90 deg and repeated then again another two rotations. The completed piece was then placed on the lathe between centers and turned to shape.
Memory Bowl
By Kreg Hamburger at Kreg Hamburger Productions, LLC in Denver, CO.
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Maple Bowl with wood inay. This bowl was created to combine the skills learned in beginning woodturning and wood inlay classes as my final for both. The inlay is my grandfathers farm house in Weatherford, OK where I was first introduced to woodworking by my grandfather. The inlay combines the sunsets of Oklahoma, the canned pears from my grandparents orchard as well as the wheat fields on the farm. The bowl represents the full circle of discovering woodworking from a young age to returning to it after 40 plus years.
Live Edge Oak Bowl
By Ethan McCrary
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This was my first green turned bowl and it turned out really well. There was only one major crack that I filled with brass dust and CA glue. I wanted to preserve the wood feel of the bowl so I only finished it with mineral oil. This has the added benefit of being food safe. The end result was a smooth finish that can be easily reapplied.
Youth & Student Wood Turner (25 Years Or Under) - 8 Entriesreturn to top
Buckeye Burl Winged Bowl.
By Todd Halleman in Wilsonville, OR.
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Here is a Buckeye Burl bowl that I turned a few months back. When I got the Burl cap, I saw that the wood was almost all blue. I knew I wanted to try my hardest to save as much wood as possible, so I made it winged. I love Winged Burl bowls because they are all never the same. Nature decides the shape while I help bring it out.
I wet sanded it up to 600 grit using Howard's feed N wax. I use it as that is relatively cheap and I can purchase it locally.
Red Mallee natural edge bowl
By Todd Halleman in Wilsonville, OR.
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When I think of turning a Burl cap, I think of two different ways. The one in my other enter (winged) or the one in this entry (even walled). They both are completely different, and how the Burl is sharped is how I decide what one to do. In this one, the Burl was really oddly shaped, so I did thin walled. That way you can see the shape of the burl and it gives it a "woah! That was turned on a lathe?" effect.
Small fruit bowl
By woodturning with kim, Mr. Kim
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When I finished this small fruit bowl I first thought about the wood, is it a tight grain wood? Is it hard, soft? And then I made the decision of what finishing process I was going to use. In this case I decided to wet sand with walnut oil all the way from 180-1200 grit, I did this because I have had a positive experience from doing this on birch wood which was the wood of choice in this case. After I had wet sanded the bowl I let the oil really soak in and dry for a couple of days before applying the final finish.
Conventional Natural Edge Bowls - 9 Entriesreturn to top
Contrast in color
By Cory Mullenaux in Safford, AZ.
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This is a Pistachio bowl with black epoxy inlay . The finish used on this piece is deft sanding sealer and deft lacquer. I sanded between coats with 400 grit . It has 2 coats of sanding sealer and 4 coats of lacquer. I'm pleased with the wood colors and contrast .
Russian Torch
By Michael Alguire, Machinist/woodturner in Datil, NM.
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This is a piece of Russian olive that had some burl on it, I turned it to the finish thickness, sanded to 240, I then used a torch to bring out the grain rings. I then finish sanding through the rest of the grits. Finish is watco danish oil, with three stage buff size is 10" x 5.750"
Noah's Ark
By David DeCristoforo
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Made from a section of a Chinese Pistache tree that was taken down near my house.
Conventional Spindle & Legs - 4 Entriesreturn to top
A Bit too much to Handle
By Kreg Hamburger at Kreg Hamburger Productions, LLC in Denver, CO.
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From the wood pile to a useful woodturning tool, I got a handle on this. Creating my first tool for woodturning, I used a waste Walnut log to turn a handle for my 3/8" drill bit for hollowing.
Finish is Hampshire Sheen from St Louis.
Mallet
By Kreg Hamburger at Kreg Hamburger Productions, LLC in Denver, CO.
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Silver Maple turned from a simple block into a beautiful tool Mallet.
Christmas Ornament
By Ethan McCrary
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I wanted to use an easy-to-apply finish on this ornament because I was pressed for time, so I just used mineral oil. The mineral oil gives the wood a smooth feel, but it should be easy to reapply every year.
Turned, Carved & Embellished Spindles & Legs - 1 Entriesreturn to top
Segmented Baseball Bat
By Justin Fiaschetti at Fiaschetti Woodworking
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A baseball bat's sole purpose for existing is to hit balls traveling upwards of 100 mph... but what if that wasn't the case? That is the question that drove me to design this bat. I wanted to take a fully utilitarian tool and turn it into a work of art. Made up of 577 pieces, this bat definitely fits that description. It is made of Padauk, Curly Maple, Purple Heart, and Wenge. I took care to sand up to 600 grit and then burnish with steel wool until the wood shined. I wanted to show this piece off so I opted for a high gloss finish. I used Waterlox original.
Segmented Wood Turnings - 7 Entriesreturn to top
Vortex
By Artistic Woodturning By Pete Marken, Professional Woodturner
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This piece was made with over 3,000 pieces of wood that includes cherry, maple, peruvian walnut, yellowheart, spectra ply and black veneer.
It measures 12-1/2" diameter X 6-1/4" tall. The finish consists of several coats of sanding sealer and ten coats of General Finishes Wood Turners Finish sanded and buffed to a high gloss.
Jazzy
By Artistic Woodturning By Pete Marken, Professional Woodturner
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Segmented form consisting of 884 pieces of wood that include cherry, mahogany, wenge,yellowheart and black veneer. The piece was finished with four coats of gloss poly then 4 coats of satin. Wet sanded and buffed to a super smooth finish. The piece is 11-1/4" diameter X 9" tall.
Open Segmented Vase
By Artistic Woodturning By Pete Marken, Professional Woodturner
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This is an open segmented piece with 1,015 pieces. Woods used are Bubinga, Maple, Yellowheart and Wenge. The piece is finished with semi gloss lacquer. You definitely do not want a tool catch. 8" diameter X 10" tall
Hollow Vessels With Or Without Lids/or Finials - 25 Entriesreturn to top
Mesquite burl hollow form
By Cory Mullenaux in Safford, AZ.
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This is a Mesquite burl hollow form that is 9" wide by 7" tall. The finish used is General finishes Seal A Cell base coat and followed by Arm R Seal gloss finish . I'm pleased with these two products . They work so well together. This is one of my favorite pieces.
Nightmare
By Chris in TN.
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This is a Maple Burl that I turned and was sanded off of the lathe. It is finished with sanding sealer and GF salad bowl finish.
Spalted Florida Maple
By Artisticturning, Owner
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This is a hollow 10" Diameter hollow form that was turned from Florida Maple that has spalted. Spalting creates septacular colors and figure in wood. Spalting occours when a spalt fungus enters wet wood and eats the sugars in the wood. The wood is not harmed or degraded. The exterior has three coats of Gel Topcoat. The interior is coated with flex epoxy and allows it too be used with water for flowers.
Lidded Boxes - 8 Entriesreturn to top
Note Box
By Bill Ooms at Studio of Bill Ooms in Prescott, AZ.
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This box with threaded lid started with African Blackwood. Then a thin layer of Holly was wrapped around the exterior, glued, and turned down to a thickness of 0.030”. A cylinder of African Blackwood was hollowed to fit over the Holly, glued, and turned down to a thickness of 0.020”. The keyboard pattern was cut through the exterior black layer and into the holly on an ornamental lathe (that I built myself). Additional ornamentation was cut on the top of the box and inside the box with the ornamental lathe.
Black Egg
By Bill Ooms at Studio of Bill Ooms in Prescott, AZ.
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This box with threaded lid started with African Blackwood. The two pieces were first hollowed inside. Next, matching pieces of hard maple were turned to an exact fit, glued, and hollowed leaving only a thin layer of maple remaining. This was repeated with a piece of brown ivory wood, glued, and turned so that only a thin layer remained. The interior pattern was cut with an ornamental lathe (that I built myself). The cuts went completely through the thin layers and into the outer shell of blackwood to create the contrasting colors in the interior pattern.
Spalted Bradford Pear Box
By Artisticturning, Owner
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I turned this small bow from Spalted Bradford Pear. The spalting takes a normally boring variety of wood into a swirl of color anf figure. The knob on the lid was turned from Ebony. The box has multiple coats of Arm-R-Seal
Pens - 9 Entriesreturn to top
Black Pen
By Bill Ooms at Studio of Bill Ooms in Prescott, AZ.
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The metal components are made by hand from brass on a metal lathe (they are not kit components). The wood is African Blackwood and pieces of sterling silver wire are inserted into both ends. The pattern was cut into the wood of the pen using an ornamental lathe which I built myself. The finish is an oil finish I mix myself from 1/3 Pure Tung Oil, 1/3 Pure Boiled Linseed Oil, and 1/3 Behlen Rock Hard Table Varnish. Size is 5” long x 0.6” diameter.
Curly Black Walnut and Amethyst Ballpoint Pen
By Manda Mercure, Owner at Mercure Pens in Windsor, ON, CA
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The flashy figure in the piece of black walnut really pops with the high gloss of General Finishes Waterbased Turners' Finish. I first apply two coats of varnish and allow the grain to rise before sanding that down with the coarsest grit of MicroMesh. I then apply up to 10 coats of varnish until I'm happy with the coating. I then meticulously sand through all grits of MicroMesh to flatten and remove any specks, working up to a fine gloss. I apply one last coat of varnish before polishing with only the two finest MicroMesh grits.
Redheart and Pearl Nib holder
By Manda Mercure, Owner at Mercure Pens in Windsor, ON, CA
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The straight grain and brilliant colour of this redheart is the perfect canvas to show off General Finishes Waterbased Turners' Finish. I first apply two coats of varnish and allow the grain to rise before sanding that down with the coarsest grit of MicroMesh. I then apply up to 10 coats of varnish until I'm happy with the coating. I then meticulously sand through all grits of MicroMesh to flatten and remove any specks, working up to a fine gloss. I apply one last coat of varnish before polishing with only the two finest MicroMesh grits.
Small Turnings: toys, ornaments, functional etc. - 7 Entriesreturn to top
101 Piece Ornament
By Kurt WK in Skokie, IL.
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This ornament is made form 101 peices of maple and walnut.
George's Kaléidoscope
By David DeCristoforo
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Kaleidoscope w/ interchangable object boxes. Can be used on the stand or hand held by removing the scope from the openable cage. One object box is oil filled and one is openable to allow the contents to be changed. All parts are friction polished. Made from oak burl, ebony and ebonized maple.
Amflora
By David DeCristoforo
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My take on the Greek Amphora. I have made a number of pieces in this style but I think this is the best of them. Honduras rosewood burl and ebony.
Decorated & Embellished Surface - 14 Entriesreturn to top
Lidded Basketweave Vessel
By Artisticturning, Owner
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This is a vessel that was turned from Florida Cherry. I turned a lid also out of Florida Cherry. The vessel was then given a basketweave texture with pyrography ( woodburning). I then used a small power carver to apply additional texture to the lid and the body. The vessel exterior was then ebonized black. the interior was left the natural cherry to offer contrast and show that it was indeed made from cherry. the size is approximately 6" tall and 41/2" wide.
Spalted Florida Maple Bowl w/ Textured Rim
By Artisticturning, Owner
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This is a Spalted Florida maple bowl that was turned thin and the rim was given a texture with pyrography( woodburning). The spalting gives the wood its colors and is caused by a fungus that enters the wet wood and eats the sugars leaving the color and streaks.The bowl is 9" Dia. x 5" tall and is 1/16" thick.
Lidded Bleached Sycamore Vessel
By Artisticturning, Owner
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This is a small vessel that was turned from sycamore, I then used a power carver to enhance the surface. Wood bleach was used to lighten the exterior of the vessel. I made the lid from spalted bradford pear. The spalting is a fungus the enters the wet wood and eats the sugars leaving the wood with streaks and colors. I did not bleach the interior so there would be some contract between the interior and the exterior and showing that it is indeed made from wood. The vessel is 6 1/2" wide and 4 1/2" tall.
Creative Finish Color - 6 Entriesreturn to top
Florida Cherry Bowl with Milk Paint
By Artisticturning, Owner
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I turned a large Florida Cherry bowl then I used a custom brand with my woodburner and I branded the exterior of the bowl. The exterior of the bowl was then sprayed with milk paint. The interior was finished with Arm-R-Seal and I sprayed the exterior with a matt sealer.
Florida Cherry Hollowform
By Artisticturning, Owner
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I turned and hollowed a blank of Florida Cherry. I applied milk paint to the exterior with a sprayer to give it a almost porcelain appearance and a custom mix of milk paint on the interior. The rim around the opening was enhanced with the woodburner to give it a rope appearance. The size is aprox. 13" wide and 5" tall.
Green Oak
By Bob Rotche
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This oak vase measures 12" tall x 5.5" in diameter. It is colored with Transtint dyes, mostly green and a little bit of yellow. The top was cut at an angle to give it movement and the interior painted flat black to add drama. The exterior is finished with gloss wipe on polyurethane which accentuates the color of the dye.
Woodworking - 7 Categories - Mainland US/Canada/U.K./Ireland/Europe
Chairs & Benches - 15 Entriesreturn to top
Ebonized Maple Live Edge Bench w/ Gold i-Beam Legs
By Ryan, Owner/Craftsman/Photographer at LumberLust Designs in Phoenix, AZ.
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We created this wild eye popping bench using a 6" thick highly figured live edge big leaf Maple slab that we've ebonized and paired with custom i-beam chevron legs. The slab top has been finished using Seal A Cell and Arm R Seal. The i-beam legs were created using reclaimed salvaged steel and finished in an iridescent gold powdercoat.
Head Board Recycled Bench
By Greg Lankston, Owner at Wood Magicians in Danville, IN.
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This bench was built for a customer with a unique story behind it. The customer's daughter had lost her father when she was a young girl. The bed head board was one remaining piece of furniture she had that they wanted to somehow salvage and restore. Thus being a piece her daughter could hold and display for years to come to remind her of her father. They asked can you get creative and turn this into a display piece.
Redwood Keepsake Bench
By Renewal by T.H in Oswego, IL.
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This outdoor bench is a truly repurposed item that has a unique story with many years of memories behind it. The redwood used to make this bench - in it's entirety - was once a children's playground set. The playgroud set was first disassembled and taken to our workshop. The pieces of the set were planed to the correct thickness. We needed all of the pieces to match so that they could later fit together like a puzzle piece. The boards were then cut, laid out and glued in a specific pattern to achieve the look we were going for.
Instruments - 4 Entriesreturn to top
Elysian Guitars Espada 6 String Guitar
By Adam Bath
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This finish was one of my first forrays into General Finishes Endurovar Satin. I started with the body and headstock stained as black as possible, then I sanded the body back to give it a kind of weathered look.
After sanding the body to 220 grit, I started applying Endurovar with my HVLP spray gun, sanding lightly between coats. The entire finish took only 5 coats, which was amazing to me! I've never used a finish that was so easy and had such incredible results. I was thoroughly impressed by the Endurovar Satin finish, next I want to see how I do with the gloss finish.
Ambrosia Maple Stave Drum
By Chris Goodman Jr., Co-Owner at Goodman Fine Woodworking
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Ambrosia Maple solid wood stave drum. Sanded to 180 grit, then finished with 3 coats of General Finishes Arm-R-Seal. Once cured, the drum is buffed with a paste wax and 0000 steel wool.
Tribute - Neck Through Hollow Body Guitar
By Mike Poorman at Woodshop Mike in Jasper, GA.
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This guitar is crafted from Maple, Sapele, and Rosewood. The combination of materials and construction methods I used produced an instrument that has long lasting sustain and a wide array of tonal options. The design of this guitar was influenced by the hard geometric lines seen across many aspects of design, but my goal was to tame that aesthetic while hinting to the original inspiration for a guitar's shape.
Youth & Student Woodworking - 25 years or under - 5 Entriesreturn to top
Reuleaux
By David Awerman
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I applied multiple coats of conversion varnish with spray equipment. The top was polished with various buffing pads and compounds to achieve a durable high gloss.
Bookmatched Cedar Table
By Garrett Goldader
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I used general finishes Arm-r-seal to put a perfect layer of protection and shine to this beautiful piece of wood.
Sculpted Rocker
By Justin Fiaschetti at Fiaschetti Woodworking
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A chair that feels customly designed for each person who sits in it. That is what I set out to do when making this chair. The back braces flex and pivot to perfectly match the curve of anyone's back. The arm rest's cove perfectly raps anyone's arm. I finished this chair with a home mixed wiping varnish. I mixed 1/3 Boiled Linseed Oil, 1/3 Clear Gloss Poly, and 1/3 Mineral spirits. I wiped the first coat on and was amazed at how much the Curly Maple and Sapele came to life. The wood eagerly soaked up the first coat so there was no need to wipe off any finish.
Storage (cabinets, chests, boxes, dressers) - 24 Entriesreturn to top
The Happy Cat
By M13WoodWorks
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This bandsaw box uses Sapele, Baltic Birch Ply, and a Curly Maple pull. This is a custom design with hours of detailed sculpting using rasps, scrapers, and sandpaper.Thef finish used is boiled linseed oil and 2 coats of spray lacquer.
Rekkid Cabby & 45 Cabby
By Ryan Zimmerman in Erie, PA.
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The furniture I create features varying irregular, geometric shapes that are the result of combining angular and rectilinear elements. With that in mind, I am interested in creating modular 'furniture systems'. I see these two cabinets a unit. The one is a vinyl record cabinet featuring three irregular drawers. The other is intended to house 45's or 7" records in it's drawer. When brought together they fit together seamlessly, however I much rather prefer the negative space they create. They are both constructed with the same combination of figured cherry and black walnut.
Federal Inspired Cellarette
By Nicholas J.V. Vanaria in Romeoville, IL.
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Built from Sapele Mahogany and inlaid with Maple and Walnut, this cellarette/bottle case was inspired by a Queen Anne version seen at Winterthur Museum. I kept the proportions of the case, but changed it to Federal style instead. All of the inlay was done from scratch with sand shading on the fans and homemade bandings and stringing
The finsh was a coat of Seal-A-Cell followed up by multiple coats of Arm-R-Seal, sanded between coats, then polished, and finished off with a wax.
Tables & Desks - 30 Entriesreturn to top
Curved Walnut Wall Mounted Hall Table
By John Harryman at John Harryman Designs in East Troy, WI.
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Curved Walnut Hall Table - Wall Mounted. Finished in High Performance Satin.
Sculpted Walnut table and chairs
By Dallas Gara, Craftsman at Garawood
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This is a handmade walnut table and chairs. Each Sam Maloof inspired chair is hand sculpted from walnut and accented with curly maple laminated back braces. The table is made from Canadian black walnut and highlighted with curly maple bowties. The finish on each chair and the table is a mixture of tung oil, boiled linseed oil and General Finishes Arm-R-Seal.
The Apollo
By M13WoodWorks
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This is a small coffee table I designed and built using Ambrosia Maple for the top and quarter sawn Sapele for the legs. The joinery used on this bench is exposed walnut dowels.
Wood Carvings & Sculpture - 7 Entriesreturn to top
HAND CARVED MAPLE AND CHERRY PADDLE
By T & W Olsen, Owners at Redwood Market
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This project was made as a housewarming gift to family friends who bought their first home. It was made by hand starting with rough sawn hard maple and cherry. It was shaped with a plane, spoke shave, and sanding. The "B" for their name was carved using chisels, and is flanked on the top and bottom with brass dowels.
It was finished in the following order with General Finishes products:
Mahogany stain --Patina Green Milk Paint - Snow White Milk Paint - High Performance
Woodcarving
By Edgar WK
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Using hand chisels and a mallet I carved this 3 foot Indian from a basswood log.
Hibiscus flowers in bloom
By Derek McDonald in Rochester, NH.
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Woods: Basswood ( tilia americana)
After some practice carving traditional forms that would be found on furniture or architectural elements, I stumbled across the work of Grinling Gibbons, a 17th century English carver, famous for his intricate lifelike cascades of flowers, fruits, and animals. I was immediately taken aback by the beauty and skill of his work and decided to try a project in his style. I chose my wife's favorite flower, the hibiscus, as the subject, and gave it to her as a gift for Christmas.
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DOCK TIMBERS RETIREMENT PLAQUE
By T & W Olsen, Owners at Redwood Market
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After 30 years of service in the US Coast Guard , this retirement plaque was constructed using dock Timbers that had seen the boots of thousands of Coast Guardsmen doing missions for decades in Miami Florida. The wood is dense and heavy yellow pine that had seen years of saltwater, dirt, oil, grime...
DOCK TIMBERS AWARD PLAQUE
By T & W Olsen, Owners at Redwood Market
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After 2 tours of duty in Miami with the US Coast Guard , this award plaque was constructed using dock Timbers that had seen the boots of thousands of Coast Guardsmen doing missions for decades in Miami Florida. The wood is dense and heavy yellow pine that had seen years of saltwater, dirt, oil, grime...
Old No. 7
By Hunter Richmond at Burly Bags in Vista, CA.
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Blending fun and classy with the help of General Finishes Gel stains.
