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I stored some pine boards in my basement over the summer, and unfortunately the humidity was too high.  I noticed at the end of the summer that there is a…

Hello,Apologies as I know the topic has been thoroughly discussed but all of my research leads to conflicting opinions and wanted to get thoughts in this forum.I am a newbie…

Hi, I want to apply paste wax over semi-gloss lacquer to warm the finish up a bit. This is on an 1802 Eli Terry Grandfather clock replica. The semi-gloss lacquer…

Hi -- Hi have a bunch of wood like the picture shows, of nicely figured maple with worm or beetle channels that seem to be filled with the castings or sawdust. …

I have some nail holes that need filled on a clock I built. I have tinted Minwax Putty. Do you fill nail holes after applying stain and finish? I was…

Making a straightforward coffee table for an artist's showroom.  Problemis that the showroom gets intense sunlight throughglass windows pretty much every day (it's in the Mohave desert).  I'm no finishing…

I'm repairing/refinishing an old piece of Maple furniture.  I have previous posts with gluing and old finish removal questions.  I'm having good luck removing the old finish with a Random…

HelloAfter experimenting, I found boiled linseed oil to be a good finishing which keep the natural look of the wood but protects it as well (less than other products, but…

Good old oil based varnish? Can't seem to locate it.

I'm restoring an old piece of antique Maple furniture.  I've got it all glued back together using Liquid Hide Glue, that was addressed in another post. I'll be using an oil…