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My son and his wife are looking at tables by a woodworker in their area, with large long bands of black resin in between the wood boards. I’ve seen this look, it’s very dramatic: but I have...

Thanks! I'm in Chicago, it's pretty similar in general here.

It's currently 90 degrees and humidity is 80. The project is in the garage, so it will not get rained on.

I'm planning to wait, as rain is due tomorrow and the next day. But for my future...

Oh, perfect. That's easy.

EDIT : I just realized that the whole weight of the of the 75" tall, 5 foot wide rack, the ceramic pots on it, and wet soil would be resting on maybe 6 small points...

Thanks! Having had a bad experience with the stain we applied to our deck, that's made me extra cautious. But this is new, unweathered lumber, so maybe if we can choose something transparent and...

I should add - The stain we chose for our deck turned out really ugly. My husband replaced the surface boards on our deck 2 years ago. Preserved wood, that greenish stuff. He just didn't want to...

I'm making a very large outdoor plant stand to house my houseplants on my deck for the summers. Rather like a multi-shelf baker's rack in appearance.
If the wood is left UNfinished, it will get...

I’m posting this on behalf of a friend who can’t seem to get signed up for this forum. You folks are my best resource for finishing questions, so I / we are counting on you!

She has bought two...

These banisters are in a house some friends bought. They asked me what wood it was, but I have not seen them in person, and I have a hard time judging from these. It looks like pine to me: but I've...

I didn't know which forum to post this in, so administrators, please move to a more appropriate forum as you see fit.

They are both missing nails. The Japanese one, which is about 100 years old,...

I want to stain and varnish a couple of IKEA small plywood cabinets with drawers. I have had these around for years, my kids used them unfinished in their rooms: but I just found out they fit...

Hah! It did not even OCCUR to me to look for dowels. Sheesh. I had seen the turning blanks when I bought saw a few weeks ago, and went straight to them. I actually went into the store thinking...

I bought some turning blanks in Chechen wood and mahogany. They have a square profile. I will need to cut to length, round the edges and ends, then drill through the pieces to run a 1/16" wire rod...

Hand Miter saw with more teeth per inch, suitable for hardwoods?

I occasionally make wood projects for fun. All by hand except I do have a drill press and a small belt sander. I have the usual...

I gave a friend a set of antique oak chairs to sell. He was going to tighten up the wobbles before selling them at an antique mall where he has a booth.

I had tried without success to sell them...

Thank you both. I think I’ll try the Kramer’s gunk remover first and see what I find. If it does remove “gunk”, well, then I know more than I did before. I’m sure I’d have uses for that anyway.
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Thank you.

I have both waxes. I use the Renaissance Wax on my metalwork. It’s really expensive, though.

I will do a test on 2 comparable turned or carved parts, and see how they compare. Then...

I have a vintage walnut dining room set. I have been using oil on it yearly, but it's been suggested to me that paste wax would be better. It has the original finish, but I don't know what that is....

Thank you both. The thing that has always made me wonder is that I DO see the oil soak in. After applying it, I see in the first minute or so, the deeper grain of the wood - the pores - looking...

I have a vintage walnut dining room set, circa 1930’s (Jacobean Revival). It has the original finish. (The top of the dining room table - only the very top surface, not the apron - has been...

I am using high gloss, as the shelves are going inside a vintage Japanese lacquer cabinet and I’d like them to match.

When I apply it (the lacquer or the blush eliminator) , I usually put enough...

Please explain why this happened. I have a set of black lacquer shelves and supports. I’d started awhile back, but never got back to it til just now. I just do this for “fun” . I have too many “fun”...

I am mystified. After a very light sanding with 400 grit, wiping down with a cloth, then using a can of pressurized air to dust off, I left the room for several hours so it would not be floating...

I decided to rub one of the pieces down with mineral spirits and see what happened. I’ve got nothing to lose at this point.

I got quite a bit of finish off on a rag. It immediately lost the...

Thank you for trying!