larger dents achieved from
chucking the trucker’s chain all
over the floor retained less
stain, but provided a more mottled texture along with some
interesting light reflections once
the polyurethane finish was
added. Once you’ve thrashed the
floor to your satisfaction, you
can vacuum up the dust and
debris, and move onto the final
finish coats.
Here’s another high-tech floor texturing tool: nuts in a sock.
After tearing up a few socks, we switched to nuts threaded
over a picture-hanging wire.
STAIN AND SEAL
Most woodworkers would
agree that bare pine can be
tricky to finish because the grain
tends to drink stain at varying
rates of absorbency, occasionally
giving the wood an uneven finish. Thus, the use of a wood
conditioner is generally recommended before staining pine,
