The varnish on my wood outdoor patio table wore off. Last summer I sanded for hours and reapplied 5 COATS of polyurethane. This spring it all wore off in the rain storms. I live in S. Cal. so it’s not like we have an enormous amount of rain.
Now I have to sand and [...]

I bought some beautiful chucky oak garden furniture last year, however it was left untreated through some harsh weather conditions. Now it is cracked, splitting, and very discoloured on the exposed sides.
The colour of the wood has completely changed, and I would like to restore the wood to it’s natural colour as much [...]

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When I absent-mindedly wiped off some water from my night stand with a baby wipe the other night, I noticed that the baby wipe came up quite soiled. I am not sure if the finish is old fashioned varnish or a modern polyurethane or something similar.
The night stand is [...]

This traditional Mission style desk from Anthony Lauren is constructed of premium American Northern Red Oak quarter sawn lumber, with doweled and pocket bored trim and legs. The kneehole drawer is made with a drop front to use as a keyboard or a standard drawer. The Executive Modesty Desk also features two legal/letter file [...]

A new wood dining set with a white wash varnish made of solid wood and handy drop leaf. Versatile table that folds up when you need a smaller table or opens up to seat more people. Drop leaf on both sides which lets you push the table out of the way when not in [...]

Like the ugly duckling that turned into a beautiful swan in Hans Christian Anderson’s famous fairy tale, a large log harvested six years ago from a tree in Potter County and rejected by a sawmill has been crafted into beautiful dining room furniture.
In 2001, Chris Lowman of Eldred was a log scaler and veneer salesman [...]

If you have old wicker or are considering buying used, some cleaning and other care might be in order. Here are some suggestions:
To clean wicker, a vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment might be all it takes. But if the piece has deep dark and dirty crevices, an air compressor and blowgun will work better. [...]

The smell of fresh-cut wood saturates the air in his basement workshop. Black walnut is his favorite, but local furniture maker Kevin Tracey works with all types of premium-grade woods to create replicas of fine period furniture. Tracey, a life-long resident of Carver has been producing custom furniture for 12 years.
As a student at the [...]

Furniture shoppers are being given the chance to create their own 30,000 year-old antique with wood from the Ice Age, it was revealed today.
Customers at department store Selfridges can now design their own tables and chairs made with pre-historic Kauri wood, perfectly preserved for millennia in New Zealand salt marsh swamps.
The carbon dated hardwood is [...]

HIGH POINT, Mo. – They strive for high quality in High Point.
In business since 1996, brothers Steve, John and Ed Ramer have been building quality oak furniture designed and handcrafted at their shop, Ramer Brothers Furniture.
“This was something we decided we could do so dad could retire and stay home,” Steve said. “We wanted him [...]