21.   Carpenter bees are less likely to drill into a well-painted or well-stained board of sound wood than one that is not, or is bare wood.

22.   Congregations, church furniture experts say, are moving away from the bare wood of traditional pews by adding cushions or pads.

23.   Cole pointed out that some pieces were painted over an original finish while some other pieces were painted directly on the bare wood.

24.   Epoxy will only bond firmly to bare wood that is completely dry, and the surface should be rough.

25.   Filling the pores is best done on bare wood, but I think it can be done on a painted surface as well.

26.   First, sand off all that varnish to the bare wood.

27.   I sanded to the bare wood, stained, and finished with three coats of oil-based exterior polyurethane varnish.

28.   I have to have my house painted because the paint is peeling severely, and mostly down to the bare wood.

29.   I want to repaint, but not necessarily get down to the bare wood.

30.   I sanded to the bare wood and planned to stain it, but the maple will not take stain.