Wood Selection & Properties

Is Pine Good For Carving?

We have mentioned before that we are not wood carvers, but we have friends who are.  When we have questions...

Finishing

How To Apply Varnish Without Brush Marks

If only everything we use in finishing a project were self-leveling, like the concrete or goop, we use to provide...

Wood Selection & Properties

How Strong Is Cedar Wood?

Most of us are familiar with cedar wood and its various uses.  Perhaps we use aromatic red cedar to build...

Joinery

Does Wood Glue Work On MDF?

It’s likely we all began working with wood glue when we were kids.  Crafts time in school and woodworking time...

Wood Selection & Properties

How Long Does Cedar Wood Repel Bugs? (Indoors & Outdoors)

Cedar wood is known for its bug-repelling properties, and several varieties are commonly used in woodworking projects where this benefit...

Joinery

How To Cut Wooden Dowels

We know what wooden dowels are, and we have all used them from time to time, either in making something...

Wood Selection & Properties

Pros and Cons Of Aspen Wood

We’ve written about aspen wood in a past article when we determined whether aspen was a hardwood or a softwood.  It...

Wood Preparation

How To Use Mineral Spirits On Wood

We’ve mentioned mineral spirits many times in articles here, but we’ve not discussed in any detail how to use them,...

Finishing

Does Tung Oil Waterproof Wood?

We like using an oil finish on our woodworking projects at Obsessed Woodworking. We’ve written about a number of oils...

Finishing

Does Cedar Stain Well?

We recently wrote an article about painting cedar wood white.  While we wonder why anyone would want to since cedar...

Wood Preparation

How To Soften Wood: 9 Easy Ways!

When we are making furniture in our woodworking shop, we think about a hard and durable wood that will be...

Wood Repair & Restoration

How To Make Wood Filler Without Sawdust

We’ve written of wood fillers in the past, and the most comprehensive piece published on these pages had to do...