Many of you have reached the point of adding a finish to your projects. Below there is an article for you to read and some questions to answer on the topic. Hand in the answers or email them to me.

Please ensure that you have also completed the previous assignments posted earlier.

Read the following article about wood finishing and answer the questions below:

http://www.minwax.com/wood-finishing-101/basics-of-wood-finishing/

1. What are three important aspects to a work area when finishing wood?

2. What are some of the items frequently used in wood finishing? Have you used any of the items listed?

3. What are a few of the different applicators that can be used with stain?

4. Why is it important to use a good quality brush?

5. What are some attributes of a quality brush?

6. What is one of the most important steps in wood finishing?

7. What sandpaper grit (grade) should you start with? What grade should you finish with?

8. How can you control the absorption of stain in end-grain wood?

9. What four factors determine the final colour of a stain?

10. Describe the traditional “two step” finishing process.

11. How can you prevent your project from swelling and warping due to temperature change?

12. What should be done with leftover product?

Are you done? Everything? Really?

If you have completed all of the above, you can:

1. Check out the catapult at this link: http://blackwagon.com/product/wood-toy-shop-catapult.html

Try to estimate the size of this toy. How big would each piece be? How many parts are needed? How do you think this project would be built?