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Minwax Water Based Wipe-On Poly

I was excited to try this stuff when I first saw it on the internet. My reasons? Well… since moving my shop to our home, I can no longer use... View Content

Painter's Pyramids - Reworked

It's a simple enough concept. You can elevate your work above the bench when you're finishing, and you'll get to the finish line faster. You can apply the finish to... View Content

Solvent-Resistant Spritz Bottles

Unlike most off-the-shelf spray bottles, this robust sprayer can handle the solvents you commonly use in your shop. View Content

Fuming Tent Construction

Kitchen ammonia is too weak to efficiently fume your woodworking projects. However, working with 26-30% ammonia can be dangerous. This fuming tent construction plan provides a safe environment to fume... View Content

How to Create a Simple Veneer Book Match Without Special Tools

Applying veneer to your projects is a great and easy way to dress them up. But the real fun begins when you start book matching. Interesting and beautiful panels can... View Content

New Product: Mixing Mate

This looks, to me, like a great problem solver from Rockler. It's the Mixing Mate. Its job? To help you thoroughly and neatly, mix finishes before you apply them. It's... View Content

Ask WWGOA: Buffing Compound

Question: Saw your video on finishing wood pens with CA and stick buffing compound. My question is this: what type and brand name is the buffing compound I should use?... View Content

An "Authentic" Arts and Crafts Finish

There is actually no single, authentic, "Arts and Crafts finish," rather many different schools of thought and technique that comprise the totality of the discipline. It seems that people are... View Content

Pizza Points for Finishing

I had a real "Ah Ha" moment. Looking at a pizza we ordered I realized that the plastic thing in the middle of the pizza that keeps the box from... View Content

Finish Both Sides of a Door in One Setting

Here's a great way to finish doors large or small. This neat little trick allows me to finish both sides of a door in one setting. It also holds the... View Content

Ask WWGOA: Choose the Right Finish for a Bedroom Set

Question: I am building a bedroom set out of quarter sawn oak. What would you recommend for this type of wood – varnish, lacquer, water or oil polyurethane base, or... View Content

Ask WWGOA: Choosing a Hardwood for Painted Projects

Question: I have a pattern for a library ladder but the wood they suggest is red oak. I want to paint the ladder to match the book shelves (white enamel).... View Content

Wood Staining Techniques: Stretch That Stain

Wood Staining Techniques: How to turn that chunky old stain into a finish you can use. A client of mine dropped a large suitcase down her stairs and snapped a... View Content