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2020 Interior Design Trends: Wood Meets Metals

December 18, 2019 by Kathy Ziprik

Experts from companies within NOVO Building Products are anticipating a design trend swing that encompasses both wood and metal interior accents in 2020.  Prepared to react to changing marketplace demands, leaders within NOVO are gearing up for a marriage of interior design elements. Millwork: Rustic Farmhouse Goes Modern For mouldings and millwork, there’s a strong […]

Filed Under: Home Improvement, Molding, Woodwork

Get Free Lumber For Your Woodworking Project

February 20, 2018 by Jake Thomas

(guest post by Adam Eyal) You may be struggling to find affordable wood to use for your projects. With deforestation being one of the biggest global environmental problems, new policies have set an all-time high for retail lumber prices, which have increased by up to 30-percent since fall in 2017.  So now comes the important […]

Filed Under: Woodwork Tagged With: DIY, do it yourself, free lumber, free wood, lumber, reclaim, reclaimed wood, repurpose, wood

How and When to Use Paste Wax on Wood

April 6, 2017 by Jake Thomas

(guest post by Paul Moore)   Since people started making things with wood, wax has been used to polish it. Wax has, in fact, been used in some way as a finish for hundreds of years – if not longer. Why has wax been the default for wood finishes for so many years? Because it […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Woodwork Tagged With: briwax, carnauba wax, finish, paste wax, polish, wood wax, wood work, woodwork

Armstrong-Clark Announces 3 New Colors

March 23, 2017 by Jake Thomas

        Armstrong-Clark Company announces three new colors using high quality trans-oxide pigments to its oil base wood stain product line. Black Walnut was formulated to respond to the increased demand for a dark brown on exotic hardwoods as Armstrong-Clark continues to aggressively grow as the top rated stain for hard woods like […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Home Improvement, Outdoor Living, Painting, Weekend Projects, Woodwork

Top 6 Tools You Need To Get Your Woodworking Shop Started

July 11, 2016 by Jake Thomas

(guest post by Ted Leger) It took one time working with lumber and wood stock and I was hooked. From then on I loved to eat, sleep, and talk about woodworking to everyone. And within a short period, I built my first shop and grabbed my tools and organized them. That was my “man cave.” […]

Filed Under: Tools, Woodwork Tagged With: carpentry, DIY, hobby, Home Improvement Projects, shop, Tools, wood, woodwork, workshop

Bifold Doors – Tips for Fitting Them

February 11, 2016 by Jake Thomas

  (guest post by Tony Cope) Bifold doors have become very popular. They provide an ideal way of being able to close off or open up two adjoining rooms if the structural opening is too wide for a set of double doors. Usually the opening needs to be between 8 and 11-1/2 ft. (2.5 and […]

Filed Under: Windows & Doors, Woodwork Tagged With: bifold door, DIY

Alternating Tread Stairs

January 22, 2014 by Jake Thomas

Ever heard of “alternating tread stairs”? Until yesterday, I had not. They aren’t exactly common in the United States, probably due to the fact that they don’t meet the strict code requirements that most municipalities impose on stair construction. Whether or not the design of these stairs meets code in your area is determined by […]

Filed Under: Home Improvement, Woodwork Tagged With: alternating stair treads, alternating tread stairs, arke karina, arke stairs

Make a Growth Chart for Kids

January 8, 2014 by Jake Thomas

  As a Christmas gift to my wife, I made a growth chart for our son. It’s basically an oak board that looks like a giant yardstick and is used to decorate a wall. This is a neat little project if you have young kids, but I admit it isn’t a very “extreme”. In fact […]

Filed Under: Gift Ideas, Weekend Projects, Woodwork Tagged With: DIY, easy project, growth chart, kids, sliderblog

EHT Was Quoted in “Essential Woodworking Tools” from Sears

January 7, 2014 by Jake Thomas

  Sears asked me for a few quotes on “must-have woodworking tools”. They used my feedback along with that of a number of notable woodworkers to create an online tool guide. Click on the image to jump over to the Sears site and check out the interactive tool guide . And, as a fan of […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Tools, Woodwork Tagged With: essential tools, featuredpost, Sears

Mix & Match Wood Stain

December 11, 2013 by Jake Thomas

I recently came across an unusual challenge (for me) on a woodworking project involving reclaimed lumber: two significantly different shades of wood used on the same project. Sometimes, two or more shades of wood are deliberately used in woodwork to achieve contrasting colors for decorative purposes. That was not the case here. I had pulled […]

Filed Under: Woodwork Tagged With: bed headboard, reclaim wood, wood stain

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