End checks are a common problem when drying wood.

The short answer is probably not as much as you had hoped, but you’re not here for the short answer, so I’ll give you the long one.

After discussing the possible causes of the orange peel it became obvious that he needed to add lacquer thinner to the mix.

White sanding and fine sanding are a snap, even for undersides and hard to reach surfaces, with Whirl-Whizz. Should we do a Kickstarter launch?

Most woodworkers that I have met try to finish their own projects, and while they may do great woodwork, their finishing often falls short - telling the world their project was not finished by a pro.

The glues available today are strong, super strong, stronger than the wood itself.

The St. Louis Science Center has a new wooden building, and a new vermiculture display.

Here are a few tips on how to reduce waste when installing random width flooring.

After finishing this project, I have a new respect for wood turners and turning.

A few weeks ago I ordered 300 board feet of 12′, #1 common walnut from a wholesaler that I use on a regular basis. The customer that I ordered it for doesn’t mind knots, so #1 common, which is not the highest grade, is usually a fine choice – except in walnut. In the order, none of the boards looked very good, many were so crooked that I had to cut them in half to get a straight board, only a couple of the boards were over 7″ wide with a good number of them only 3-1/2″, and half of them looked like pallet wood.