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 ...

Q: I have an old piano on which the wood finish has grown dull with age. What can I do to bring it back to life? A: Bruce Johnson, Ask DIY woodworking expert, has this advice for you: As a wood finish ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 41st installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary. We’re excited to publish their tale of buying and renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first ...

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 ...

Q: What’s the best product to use for finishing the interior of pine windows? I want to leave the wood its natural colour and I’m thinking of either waterbased urethane or tung oil. Which do you ...

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 ...

As a wood finish ages, it begins to turn dark. Older wood actually needs a greater amount of protection than newer wood. And older finishes to furniture that now constitutes antiques weren't as ...

When you make something out of wood, whether it’s an interior piece or one that’s going to live outside, you’ll give it a longer life and prevent its natural colors from fading by giving it a finish.