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# Woodworks by Garry

Original Houzz profile: [Woodworks by Garry](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/furniture-and-accessories/woodworks-by-garry-pfvwus-pf~504608352)

## Professional summary

- **Primary category:** Furniture & Accessories
- **Location:** Engadine, MI
- **Houzz rating:** 0.0 out of 5 (0 reviews)

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Handcrafted Custom made furniture, Custom Woodworking,  Jewelry Boxes, Jewelry Chests, Handmade Wooden Gifts. Most items are made with hardwoods such as Birdseye Maple, Curly Maple, Black Cherry and Ash. Also some of the other native woods to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan such as white pine and northern white cedar.

## Business Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Business Name | Woodworks by Garry |
| Address | W14099 E Arlen St, Engadine, Michigan 49827, United States |
| Phone | (906) 477-6591 |
| Website | http://www.woodworksbygarry.com/ |

## Contact

- **Houzz profile:** [Woodworks by Garry](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/furniture-and-accessories/woodworks-by-garry-pfvwus-pf~504608352)
- **Website:** http://www.woodworksbygarry.com/
- **Phone:** (906) 477-6591

## Community Q&A

**Q: Oil & Wax Finish: need help on the wax part!** *(in Woodworking)*

I'm in the process of finishing my kitchen cabinets. 4 coats of tung oil & two sandings already finished. Cabinets doors look like they'll take another coat. I've been letting it cure 24 hours between applications. (white oak) 
Here's the rub (no pun intended):
I'd planned to finish with a coat of Briwax - the Briwax website suggests it's just the stuff for kitchen floors and cabinets. However, I just noticed a small print warning on the side of the can telling me not to use it on anything that will be near water. Yikes! Hard to avoid splashing around a sink. Does anybody have a suggestion - should I use it anyway, use another kind of wax, forget it all together? I need to get these finished in the next 2 weeks.
I'm a novice at this, although the project thus far has gone well, I've learned through trial and error and the wood looks beautiful with the tung oil. But the wrong wax is an error I don't want to make. Thank You!

A: If you want a more durable wipe on finish I would suggest a wipe on poly. I used Minwax on a Cherry and Curly Yellow Birch bed headboard and footboard with a built on bench that I just finsished making.
If you would like to see the bed with the finish on it heres the web page on my site
http://www.superwoodworks.com/Projects/ArchedBed.htm
Garry
Here is a link that might be useful:

**Q: HELP: End Seal** *(in Woodworking)*

Hi I'm new to wood turning an I want to dry and use local wood. The question I have is what do I use to end seal the wood? any an all help would be wonderfull.
THANKS
Dan

A: As handymac has stated, Anchorseal is likely the most popular but if you have a Woodcraft store near you, they sell a simular product that I use. They call it Green Wood Sealer.
Here is a link that might be useful: WoodWorks by Garry

**Q: Grizzly Tools** *(in Woodworking)*

I am thinking of buying a table saw from Grizzly and was looking to see if anyone had some input into their equipment. GOOD/Bad

A: I have an 8 inch jointer and a 14 inch bandsaw from Grizzly and for the price they are hard to beat. I am now thinking about ordering thier new 16 inch 2 HP lathe.
If you wand to see the bandsaw doing som real work check out the resawing photos on the link below. This is a bed that I am currently making with photos of the process. Scroll down to see the 12 icnh curly yellow burch that I resawing in the photos.
Garry 
Here is a link that might be useful: Bed construction page

**Q: Repair 'Ding' and 'scratch'  on dinning table** *(in Woodworking)*

have a scratch and a "Ding" (dropped the briefcase)
I read or heard that you can take a damp cloth and an Iron and that this would help swell the wood, thereby having an even surface.

Than use wet sandpaper very fine and sand lightly, and than apply a thin coat of varnish, feathering out.
Is this correct?

A: I use this method all of the time while buiding projects.
I just did same procedure on a bed I am currenty making.
http://www.superwoodworks.com/Projects/ArchedBed.htm
I have never tried do this with a finish applied though.
You will need to be very carefull with the heat and the original finish. 
Garry 
Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.superwoodworks.com

**Q: Thinning varnish** *(in Woodworking)*

I want to varnish over stain on oak and birch. I have managed to come up to a close match in tones. 
I would like to use what I have on hand.

(Varatane high Gloss Varnish)

I would like to cut back on the high gloss some.
If I add thinner (Varsol) to varnish.
Will this cut down on the high sheen (using high Gloss)?
Will this make it dry faster?

A: It may dry faster but I do not think it will cut back on the gloss much.
If you let the varnish dry for a week or more (the longer the better) then use a synthetic scuff pad to dull the finish. Then to bring it back to the shine you desire use a polish.
Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.superwoodworks.com

**Q: 'Natural Cherry' furniture: Wood drying out?** *(in Woodworking)*

Hi-
We have several pieces of furniture that are "natural cherry". The finish does not seem shiny or anything that would make one think shellac or poly. To me -- an admittedly untrained furniture person -- they seem to have been done with an oil of some sort.
Anyway, yesterday we purchased a Crate & Barrel natural cherry media cabinet that's about 8 years old. The wood is missing the "glow" it would have had when it was new, and we're wondering what to do to make it glow again. Tung oil? Boiled linseed oil? How to go about reviving it? 
Thanks for any help you can give.

A: Oils do dry out after awhile. I have several pieces that I used tung oil/varnish mix on years ago and I have had to reapply the finish again
Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.superwoodworks.com

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