Reprinted with permission of Ron Bryze, author of "The College of Wood Finishing Knowledge: a Guide to the Business of Finishing Wood." Ron has over 35 years of experience and offers classes in wood finishing. Learn more at his website, www.ronbryze.com.
Anyone who knows the basics of finishing can recreate most of the distressed finishes out there. It is kind of like playing the piano. There are only 88 keys. The technique of pushing down the key is not hard. The art is in knowing what key to push and in what order; that is what wins you a Grammy. When distressing, if you do not have a vision of where you are going before you start, you will never get there. People can teach you the techniques - only you can develop the vision of how to use them...
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