CP Johnson Lumber – Open House & Cruise-In

1st anuual OPEN HOUSE & Customer Appreciation Day: Sat June 29 Summertime is typically a little slow in the hardwood business, so we’ve decide to heat things up a bit with an old-fashioned open house. Come on by Sat June 29th for a tour and lunch on us. Just as we like premium lumber here at CP Johnson, we also like good food. No Costco trays or cheap hot dogs will be served. How ’bout local, grass-fed burgers topped with Havarti or Artisanal cheddar cheese? You get the picture. While you’re here, pick up some wood for your summer project. All lumber will be on sale 10% off, and we’ll have a selection of deeply-discounted specials. We hope to see many of our regular customers, and thank you for your patronage . This event will also be a great opportunity for you all who have heard of us but have not yet made the trip out to see us. I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. RAIN or SHINE Chris Johnson Click on the C. P. Johnson logo at the top of the page to go to our website. CRUISE IN with Charles Neil Our special guest will be master woodworker and teacher Charles Neil. Many of you know Charles from his great instructional website, now’s your chance to meet him in person. He will be available to answer your woodworking and finishing questions, as well as just hanging out. Neil is a font of practical information ; and he’s quite a character. OPEN HOUSE SPECIALS - a special bundle of select 6′ 4/4 cherry – $3.00/ bd ft - 8″ & wider 4/4 tiger maple (medium + figure) – $3.00/bd ft - the bargain bin is also 10% off! - numerous small bundles for $2.00/ bd ft or less

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Fall Finishing Class at Our Shop

Greetings to Everyone!  Last week we announced a Finishing Class to be held the weekend of September 19-21.  This class has almost filled, so if you were wanting a spot, please get registered asap.  Also, we received several emails from woodworkers who wanted to come but that weekend isn’t available for them so we are looking at adding one more.  If you want to come to a class in the Fall, and the September date does not look good for you, please check your calendar for the two weekends prior or the two weekends after these dates and see if they work for you, email me as soon as possible at sherri@charlesneilwoodworking.com and I will get back to you if we are able to schedule a class that fits for you.

Have a great week.

Finishing Class Forum Now Online

Hey Guys, CameraGirl here. Charles has been filming nonstop for weeks (Sherri & I are doing are best to catch up with all of the editing & uploading!) and he’s now got the Online Finishing Class forum (for subscribers) up and has posted a question. He asked me to drop ya’ll a blog, as “no one ever responds to him when he posts” (his words), so please, go check it out, post something so he doesn’t feel like I’m the only one who ever has a question.

On Line Finishing Class Begins NOW !!!

Those of you who have subscribed to the on line finishing class, we are beginning to get some videos up. So go check it out.

We are starting at the beginning, and are breaking it up as much as possibe , thus the short videos, we wanted to keep it topic specific, so that we have alot of smaller videos , so it can be indexed better and you can go to a specific topic without having to wade thru alot of material. Check it out and let us know what you think. There are just a few up, and these are the basic stuff, but we are getting there, and will have a ton more to go   Alot of actual project finishing pieces will be filmed as well , and walked through. I am enjoying doing this, , and I hope it will help alot of folks.

Did I mention its in stereo as well

 

Need Your Help……

Hey Everyone, it’s Sherri here….

In setting up the new ‘Finishing Site’ I did a few style changes,  just discovered that it systematically changed each and every page, removing the bars on the right with all of the links.  I just happened to notice it and am in the process of changing each one back to the way it was suppose to be!

That’s where I need your help, I am not a computer geek nor do we have an IT department.  I kind of learn how to do these things when required and sometimes I might mess something up in the process.  If you see anything change that you don’t think was intentional, please email me at cnwquestion@gmail.com.  By the way, that’s our new general email address.  We have to switch our other email accounts and so we have set up the new one to get folks used to using it.

We’ve filmed a day of the finishing videos, I think 8 or 9 in all, I will begin processing and uploading and Crystal and Charles will continue to film.  If you have subscribed, you will see videos begin appearing as they are finished, just a perk for registering early.

We have extended the $10.00/month special price through May 31st if anyone missed the window last week, you can use the links in the email you received or you can subscribe from our web site.  Click Here to go to the ‘Learn More-Subscribe!’ Page

It seems that there are never any comments when I hijack the blog, I understand….but if you do have anything that you would like to suggest to make the site friendlier, please feel free to comment.

Again, I learn as the need arises so you may have a great idea that may take me a little time to figure out how to make it work.

Have a blessed day!

Stump Table in its New Home

On Line Class Outline

here is my basic outline of the online class, will be adding as we go, thought I would post it for other suggestions:

As I  mentioned we will also have an interactive forum.

Class outline:

Prepping to finish:

sanding/scraping

trace coating

trace coating to enhance figure

Grain filling

Repairing Defects:

Fillers

dents

gaps

Building to finish:

Pre-sanding

easy access

pre-finishing

large project flow/handling

Dyes/stains:

The difference

application   hand/spray

tuning/tweaking colors

oils/gels/water base/ alcohol base

premade dyes vs mixed dyes

color layering

tone coating

Finishing thin veneers

Finishes:

Oil finishes

solvent finishes

water-based finishes

commercial finishes

paint

Plywood /solid wood matching

Popping/  enhancing the grain

Trace

Grain fillers

oils

Shellac

Blotch Control

pre-stains

spraying

Floating ( water, alcohol )

Finish application:

spray versus wipe

how to spray

using a brush/pad

wipe on finishes

mid-coat sanding

sand through’s

dealing with runs /drips/mistakes

environment

spraying with compressed air

spraying with turbine systems

how to adjust spray guns

spraying outside

spray booth requirements

improvising a spray booth

Finishing the finish:

rubbing out

thin over coating

Safety equipment:

Respirators

eye/hearing protection

home/confined area application

Repairing finishes :

nicks /scratches

White rings

scuff marks