Woodworking

Recent Answers

2012-02-06 Woodworking - Fruitless Mulberry Slab:

Hi Wendy, the slab needs to be dried carefully to about 10% moisture content, and that's difficult to do, because it has to be done slowly in a fairly controlled environment if air dried, or in a kiln

2012-02-04 Cabinets, Furniture, Woodworks - latex over oil-base paint:

Hi Julie  Nice to hear from you.  You are on the right track Julie.  First give the chest a good scrub with TSP mixed according to directions.  Let dry really well.  Then sand the heck out of the old paint

2012-02-04 Cabinets, Furniture, Woodworks - using TSP:

Hi Julie, I am not a fan of using TSP solution to wash down wooden furniture.....your real problem lies under the paint layers with poor adhesion, and prepping the top most surface and painting it yet

2012-02-03 Cabinets, Furniture, Woodworks - Shortening a table:

Hi Donna, you'll have to re-cut the trim to be able to have the mitered corners, and you'll need enough trim to be able to do so.Or, you can find or make some new trim, and replace the old.It won't remove

2012-02-03 Woodworking - Newton Presbyterian Church Rafter Restoration:

Hi Bev, I thought I had enclosed a link to WaterLox "Original" which is what I recommended. I would NOT use a true varnish on this type of architectural detail. WaterLox is a modified Tung oil finish that