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 ...

Dear Pat: My house has some beautiful old woodwork, which I need to sand and refinish. I was thinking of using a natural oil finish on it. Is this type of finish durable? And how should I apply it to ...

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 ...

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 ...