Wood filler comes to the rescue when you need to fill gaps or holes to restore wood surfaces. However, you must use it properly to avoid mishaps that could lead to further damage. If you're still ...

Various types of varnish and lacquer have been around at least since the time of the ancient Egyptians, so it’s fair to suppose that craftspeople through the ages have mixed the same natural hardening ...

I am now in the wood filler business. For years now (I don’t know how long and I can’t pinpoint when it started), I have been making my own wood filler. I never thought anything of it. I thought ...

One of the benefits of using wood to build furniture, structures, and other objects is its ability to be fastened together using materials like screws, nails, and glue, and techniques like dovetailing ...

Wood putty in a toothpaste-type tube is a new offering from United Gilsonite Laboratories (UGL) of Scranton, Pa. The latex-based ZAR Wood Patch is squeezed into cracks, dents and nail holes in wood ...

Got a woodworking project with a few gaps or imperfections that need filling? Instead of rushing out to the hardware store, our next guest says there is a simple and cost-effective solution: homemade ...

Increasing demand for flawless glass smooth finishes on woods with open pores like oaks, ashes, and mahoganies presents a challenge for finishers. My first experience with this came a few decades ago ...