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I am making a kitchen island that has a section of the counter made of wenge. I have several concerns. First, the color and density. Any oil will turn Wenge…

Can I apply an good quality solid color stain to a cyrpess adirondack chair? If so is any pre treatment necessary?  Regards, Hugh

I am working on a tilt top table with a single board top and as I sand I am cutting through the natural oxidation with the resulting light spots. My…

I am starting to make some ebony staining material by soaking steelwool in vineger. When it is finished in 2-3 days, what is the solution composed of? Is it toxic?…

Hello Peter, glad to see you in the experts forum! I am in the final stages of a hall table of Australian lacewood (although my understanding is no lacewood is…

I'd like to darken the finish of a new maple Entertainment Center. It is stained and finished in a waterbase flat clear coat. I want to darken it to a more reddish…

I recently read the article entitled A Durable Exterior Finish by Sean Clarke and he recommended purchasing a product called: MultiWoodPrime (also called Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer by Smith and Company…

I have finished several table tops with multiple coats of varathane 9000 gloss varnish.  In each case after applying 3 to 5 coats, I leveled the surface with p400 grit, applied…

Hi Peter, I am applying a good quality marine varnish (z-spar) to an exterior door casing and associated trim and had a few runs early in the piece after the second coat…

I am finishing pine trim in an addition and wanted it to match the existing whitewashed pine trim of the existing house. I've already used Minwax's White Wash Pickling Stain…