I love to read about houses built in the strangest places, to see how the problem of daily living is solved in hard to reach places. I...
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I promised you when I wrote about shellac, that I would revisit the topic to tell you more about French polish - the special method of applying this...
I enjoy watching movies like "The Midsommer Murders" for the houses in English villages, those low cottages with wooden beams and...
The first material used to protect wooden furniture and musical instruments was shellac. In addition to protection, it gave the furniture that...
I've been meaning to write about refinishing wooden doors for a long time, but what convinced me was a post in which someone asked for advice from those in the know...
The other day someone suggested to me, regarding traditional Japanese carpentry, to take up the subject again and develop it, as it is a very interesting one. How come...
I wrote at one point about some children's playhouses that looked like something out of a fairy tale. It was remarkable the skill with which the American artist...
We told you in our article on furniture refurbishing and restoration that it's a good idea to call in the specialists if you have old and precious furniture and you want to...
You know what I'm like when I buy my tools? I gotta know everything. I mean, absolutely everything about that product. If you're trying to rush my decision to buy, I...
The other day I was talking about sky wood with someone who had received a request for furniture made from this species of wood and wanted to know as much as possible about it. I...