Shane Orion Wiechnik, a furniture restorer and conservator based in Sydney, Australia, along with Liz Duck-Chong, a carpenter, freelance filmmaker and teacher, recently launched a new YouTube channel called Finished., an educational series on wood finishes.
Shane has spent the last 10 years developing a better knowledge of finishes. Deep diving into history, solvents, chemistry – all of it – he says it’s easy to get confused. A decade later, he’s here to share what he’s learned in a video series on different wood finishes and techniques.
We’ve been following @finished_series on Instagram as he’s talked about the development of this project over the past year. And we immediately checked out episode 1, WOOD: It comes from trees, the day he released it.
It’s fantastic.
Having spent our entire careers learning about wood and trees, we know how easy it can be to talk about it in a way that makes your brain hurt. Shane walks a different path, presenting complex information in a highly engaging way. It’s easy conversation, beautifully presented and not at all same old/same old – we learned new things. You will too. And we can’t wait for what’s next.
You can learn more about the project here.
— Kara Gebhart Uhl