Q: I clipped your article about using tung oil on outdoor furniture (Sept. 14), and put a first coat on my redwood patio table. I followed your and the manufacturer's instructions, and the table ...

Does anyone have a floor finished with Tung Oil? I have several pieces of furniture finished with it and have heard you can use it to finish wood floors as well. Would love to hear about other ...

Wood countertops are beautiful, warm, and can be very durable, but how long they last is often directly tied to the products you use to seal and finish them. There are many things to know before you ...

Q:I have a question about our outdoor teak furniture. We had it sealed with Penofin and it smelled bad for months. We were not able to sit on it because of the fumes. After a few months, the finish ...

It takes one bad decision to learn an important lesson about wood: The wrong stain can ruin it. For me, that lesson came with the deck my dad built on our house when I was in high school. After a ...

Almost everyone who has old furniture has heard of Formby’s formula for reconstituting old finishes. After all, his kit on refurbishing old varnish, lacquer and shellac is available in 33,000 outlets ...

Q: We just stripped six layers of paint off the front door of our 1820s house. I think the door is made of chestnut. We don’t want to repaint it, and we don’t like polyurethane. What’s the best ...

Q: I have a tree that is about 15 feet tall growing in my natural area. It has big tropical-like leaves that it loses in the winter. In the spring it has white flowers with little red stripes. Now ...