Justin Fink

1 month ago | finehomebuilding.com | Justin Fink |Abby Cote

Restoration pro Justin Fink explains how to glaze a window using traditional glazing putty as well as how to finish a reproduction window sash with linseed oil paint. Because it doesn’t peel, flake, or need to be scraped like modern paints, linseed oil paint — a centuries-old finishing option — is once again growing in popularity.

Jan 15, 2025 | finehomebuilding.com | Justin Fink |Abby Cote

Old hardware is often covered in layers of paint, sometimes so much that the sash locks on windows look like nothing more than contoured lumps, and the barrels on door hinges have paintsicles hanging from their bottoms. Occasionally a little bit of sloppy painting from a previous owner is all it takes to open the door to the next owner deciding they might as well paint the whole piece of hardware so at least it looks consistent. But there is hope.

Sep 19, 2024 | greenbuildingadvisor.com | Justin Fink |Kiley Jacques

Justin Fink, former Fine Hombuilding editor and owner of Fink & Son Carpentry and Woodworking—a historic restoration company in Connecticut—shares what he has learned over the past four years about working with linseed oil paint. He demonstrates how to mix the product ingredients, best practices for getting a quality application that’s sure to endure, and the beauty of easy clean-up with this nontoxic specialty paint. Be sure to read Justin’s article, too, on Resurrecting Linseed Oil Paint.

Apr 26, 2024 | greenbuildingadvisor.com | Justin Fink |Kiley Jacques

Most of my company’s work is focused on restoring or re-creating historic exterior elements—including windows, doors, and millwork—on houses between 80 and 250-plus years old. The houses we work on have some of the best old-growth lumber that this planet has ever produced; they have hundreds of growth rings per inch, are all or mostly heartwood, and have incredible dimensional stability. But after a century or more of service without maintenance or repair, the wood is beginning to fall apart.

Sep 12, 2023 | acefitness.org | Justin Fink |Reena Vokoun

Six out of 10 adults in the United States live with a chronic disease, while four in 10 have two or more. What if we could start to reverse this trend? What if you could improve your health and decrease your risk for chronic disease in just a few steps? Many people don’t know how to start a healthy lifestyle or how to start eating healthy. Consider trying out this simple, straightforward and efficient five-part jumpstart toward optimizing whole-person health and wellness for the long term. 1.