I was in my workshop getting some sample boards ready for my talk “My Five Favorite Woods — And How To Finish Them” and I was applying Wipe-On Poly to cherry and thought it would be good to pass along this tip: use a folded piece of #600-grit sandpaper as your applicator. Rub the
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“We need new steak knives,” Leigh Ann announced to me last week. I couldn’t recall having any problem with them the last time I cooked steaks on the grill, so had to ask why. “Because they look terrible,” is what she said. And I had to agree, as the finish had started to wear away unevenly. Loving a fresh challenge (and an easy one), I decided to refinish the rosewood handles. Read on and learn how I conquered this challenge and see if this could help you, too.
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Last year I built this small rustic table for our lake house and put a bird’s eye maple top on it. I wanted to find an easy and decorative way to attach the top to the four leg posts, so I drilled a 3/4 inch hole down through the top and into each leg. Next I cut a length of dowel
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Leigh Ann and I have always been collectors, and right now we enjoy looking for inexpensive hand-carved shore birds at flea markets. She found this hand-made ibis, carved from a piece of driftwood in a junk shop for just five dollars. As you can see, it was very dry and in danger
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