{"id":69195,"date":"2021-10-21T04:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=69195"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:48:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T00:48:56","slug":"painted-furniture-a-beginners-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/10\/21\/painted-furniture-a-beginners-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Painted Furniture: A Beginner&#8217;s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W-s4T7_F1fw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Rex Krueger<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 20 Oct 2021<\/p>\n<p>Painting over your projects doesn&#8217;t have to mean sacrificing their beauty or concealing your craft.<\/p>\n<p>More video and exclusive content: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/rexkrueger\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/rexkrueger<\/a><br \/>\nGet the Softwood Furniture Bundle and more below! (Scroll down)<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Softwood Furniture Bundle<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbURuTEFLdHZwLVhBLWdrdHlSNUFqLURTNnF0Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttU0MwbTFsYktGVHd0MjNXMURfdldPVm1wZHlWeDRTTWxZckJlUDlnQmdkNS12dnhVMzlzdF9DbTNKQmYwdnlkYmxNdW1oQUp5SnJwakFYOXN0aG1aRGdrN21Zc3VvTHhpajJrbGJfQ0EzUFlpQ1pZWQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rexkrueger.com%2Fstore%2Fsoftwood-furniture-bundle\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.rexkrueger.com\/store\/soft&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Frontier Desk Plans<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbktvY0pHeUM2RHl4ZEdJSl9KY1VuMGZ4OTFVQXxBQ3Jtc0trT2NfekdGZlJhdFJsVVVxdHRDRmxzRWlpdUFKc1dZRkRfSTVCNkVIVXFkN0dEOFJIWGxPNU1VNWVNVGxYSkZ2OG5feFd5OUlvUTZpeWRLNlN0UHUtaWY5dHNfZ3I0LW1KWTBLSGFBbm9zRUlhYUoyYw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rexkrueger.com%2Fstore%2Fplans-the-frontier-desk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.rexkrueger.com\/store\/plan&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Products from this video: (affiliate)<\/p>\n<p>Primer: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Z1VysO\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Z1VysO<\/a><br \/>\nWood Filler: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3C3jhYm\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3C3jhYm<\/a><br \/>\nNylon Brushes: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3G3S764\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3G3S764<\/a><br \/>\nMillk-Paint: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3G7x3eE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3G7x3eE<\/a><br \/>\nWater-based poly (non-affiliate): <a 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target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HJqGmO<\/a><br \/>\nSuizan Dozuki Handsaw: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3abRyXB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3abRyXB<\/a><br \/>\n(Winner of the affordable dovetail-saw shootout.)<br \/>\nSpear and Jackson Tenon Saw: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2zykhs6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2zykhs6<\/a><br \/>\n(Needs tune-up to work well.)<br \/>\nCrown Tenon Saw: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3l89Dut\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3l89Dut<\/a><br \/>\n(Works out of the box)<br \/>\nCarving Knife: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DkbsnM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DkbsnM<\/a><br \/>\nNarex True Imperial Chisels: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EX4xls\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EX4xls<\/a><br \/>\n(My favorite affordable new chisels.)<br \/>\nBlue-Handled Marples Chisels: 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target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2U5kvML<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>*Work-Holding*<br \/>\nOrange F Clamps: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2u3tp4X\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2u3tp4X<\/a><br \/>\nScrew Clamp: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gCa5i8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gCa5i8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get my woodturning book: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rexkrueger.com\/book\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rexkrueger.com\/book<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow me on Instagram: @rexkrueger<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-21-at-15-34-50-Painted-Furniture-A-Beginners-Guide-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-21-at-15-34-50-Painted-Furniture-A-Beginners-Guide-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" 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