I am making some pizza peels and find that 7/16" thick is the perfect thickness....not too heavy and can easily slide under a pizza. I'm making it like the common "striped" pattern with strips about 2-3" wide. Problem! I hadn't finished the peel with anything and some rainy weather came in with higher humidity and the peel started to bend a bit. Traditionally these are simply treated with mineral oil and bees wax. How can I feel most confident these will not warp after making them?

My wife and I purchased this outdoor finished cedar porch swing. It will be hanging under an awning on our back patio and was wondering if it needs to be sealed or stained. The salesperson informed us that since it was finished cedar, nothing further would be required

I recently returned from a family trip to a friend's ranch in Eastern Oregon. During the trip, I dropped a large tree that my friend needed to remove for wildfire safety reasons. Because it was our first trip out there, we thought we needed something to remember it by. I cut a small round off the tree I fell and branded it with the ranch logo LBH (Little Bit of Heaven). Our plan is to hang the round somewhere inside our home. Should I finish the wood with something or how would you recommend treating it if at all? Any and all info is very much appreciated!! Thanks!

I want to preserve this ply with all its design but the ply has bent and cracked a little I way thinking of rubbing the damage place and then mixing clear wood glue and wood dust and applying it in that part and letting it dry and then rubbing it whole down and I and stuck what should I do after that