Water Rings and Scratches – Finish Repairs That Actually …
The Damage Everyone Dreads You set a cold glass on your grandmother’s mahogany table for thirty seconds. When you pick it up, a perfect white...
The Damage Everyone Dreads You set a cold glass on your grandmother’s mahogany table for thirty seconds. When you pick it up, a perfect white...
The Refinisher’s Nightmare Scenario A client brings you an antique dresser. One drawer front has water damage—finish completely destroyed in a six-inch circle. The rest...
After months of planning and preparation, the shop is finally taking shape. There’s something deeply satisfying about organizing a workspace where every tool has its...
The Complete Guide to Hand Tool Woodworking: Traditional Techniques for Modern Craftsmen Hand tool woodworking connects us to centuries of craftsmanship tradition while producing results...
The Client’s Impossible Request The call came on a Tuesday. A homeowner needed three new dining chairs to match a set her grandmother had purchased...
Photo by Beau Carpenter via Unsplash That gorgeous cedar deck your neighbor built? It doesn’t absorb stain the same way as your five-year-old pressure-treated pine....
Peeling deck finish after just two seasons – a common DIY failure Every spring, homeowners across the country stain their decks. By the following spring,...
Photo by Gaudet Photography Deck staining shouldn’t require a chemistry degree. Yet walk into any home improvement store and you’ll face walls of competing products,...
The Maple Problem Every Finisher Knows Maple looks beautiful in the lumber rack. Clean, tight grain. Creamy white color with those subtle figure patterns catching...
What Is Tung Oil? Tung oil is a drying oil extracted from the seeds of the tung tree, native to China and South America. It...