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Wood Preservative
Do It Yourself — You need to apply a coating of a wood preservative to all the wooden furniture in your home. Apart from its protective properties, a wood preservative also helps in bringing out the beauty of the natural wooden grain. By applying a wood ...More…
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Repairing Small Holes With Tung Oil
Do It Yourself — Tung oil is a special kind of oil gathered from the seeds of a Tung tree. It is very good at finishing wood because it is water resistant and able to protect the wood from small scratches. If you scratch the wood there is a chance that it can be ...More…
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Disposing a Tack Rag
Do It Yourself — A tack rag is made from a cotton or cheese cloth rag that has been soaked with a thinned varnish. It is used to help pick up small dust particles before you begin applying varnish, stain, sealant, or polish. As with any material that has a ...More…
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What is Stain Used For?
Do It Yourself — A stain is a liquid which is used for the purpose of adding color to wood. It is made primarily using water, some form of colorant such as pigments or dyes, solvents which are used to control drying and a binder which is usually resin. Stain is a ...More…
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Spar Varnish
Do It Yourself — Spar varnish, which is also sometimes referred to as marine varnish, is a type of varnish manufactured using the harder types of resin. It offers a high level of waterproofing, and offers a strong resistance to moisture from rain or high ...More…
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Lacquer Versus Shellac
Do It Yourself — Lacquer is a clear or colored varnish that dries as the solvent evaporates. In many cases it is used as a curing process. You can find lacquer from a matte finish all the way to a high gloss. Lacquers, as well as shellac are both used as a ...More…
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Tips for Refinishing the Wood on an Antique Chair
Do It Yourself — So, you just inherited a chair that's been in you family for fifty years, and if you were to be honest, you'd agree that it looked it has. But, while the thing may look a little ratty now, you know that with a little TLC, that chair will look as . ...More…
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Boiled Linseed Oil
Do It Yourself — Boiled linseed oil is created by doing exactly what its name says - ordinary linseed oil, also called flax seed oil, is taken as a raw vegetable product and boiled. Linseed oil itself is obtained through the pressing of flax seeds. Boiled linseed ...More…
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The Most Commonly Used Abrasives are:
Do It Yourself — Abrasives are materials, most often minerals that are used in the smoothing of wood surfaces, usually to finish the piece for an application of paint or other protective coatings. Sometimes rough abrasives are used on wood to help make a cut ...More…
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The Overall Stiffness of Timber
Do It Yourself — Stiffness is a term used to describe the overall resistance that a piece of wood has to bending. The overall stiffness is an important piece of information to have in regards to a piece of timber. Knowing the stiffness of a particular type of ...More…
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Steam Bending
Do It Yourself — Steam bending is the process by which wood is curved by either boiling or steaming it and then bending it to the desired shape. Steam bending is a technique in which wood is heated using water either in the form of steam of boiling. Steam bending ...More…