Q: We have (whoops, had) beautiful high-end, outdoor teak furniture. Several years ago it had just reached that lovely patina-stage of aging and was very smooth to touch. While we were away on ...

Oil-based wood stains and linseed oil can burn without any spark. — -- Summer is a popular time for home improvement projects, but officials are warning of a danger that many people may not be ...

Q: We hired a local handyman to help renovate a bathroom and rework two entry-area closets into a unified closet with bi-fold doors. This meant replacing some of the wide-plank pine floorboards in our ...

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When you make something out of wood, whether it’s an interior piece or one that’s going to live outside, you’ll give it a longer life and prevent its natural colors from fading by giving it a finish.

Autumn is a great time of year. While you’re putting away the outdoor tools and equipment, you can put a new coat of waterproofing on wood surfaces that are exposed to the elements. My dad used a ...

The answer on how to finish Ancient Wood's 50,000 year old Kauri is "very carefully." Robert Teisberg's Ashland, WI woodshop recovers the primordial old growth trees from prehistoric peat bogs in New ...