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Jeff Jewitt

Homestead Finishing Products

In addition to running a full-time finishing supply company, Jeff Jewitt finds time to refinish, write, and teach. He has written extensively for Fine Woodworking magazine for over twelve years and is the author of four books, two videos, and numerous articles in other magazines. He has developed finishing products which are sold all over the world under the “Homestead” name.

▪ bio current as of 2015

Questions: Tung oil for a glossy finish

2015
AL#124 p.69               
Jeff Jewitt                                                                                           

▪ Working with commercially-branded tung oil can be complicated. It may have unnamed additives, or may contain no actual tung oil at all. But yes, it is possible to produce a gloss finish by wiping tung oil.

Questions: KTM-9 finish

2011
AL#106 p.64               
Jeff Jewitt                                                                                           

▪ Spraying KTM-9 finish with an affordable but good quality HVLP spray gun suitable for guitars and mandolins.