Wood is the most stylish and durable building material for your home but, it is always prone to heat and fire. Or what if you’re building a wood project that will likely have hot items on it. So, how do you make wood heat resistant? I did some research and this is what I found. No doubt wood is the …
Is polyurethane food safe for wood countertops? That is a question that I have come across so many times on the internet. Having beautiful wood countertops is a dream kitchen for most people. The last thing someone wants to worry about is that their new beautiful countertops will be harmful if food is on it. To answer the question in …
As summer starts to come into focus the thoughts of millions of Americans start to drift to their backyard, porch, or patio. Summertime fun in the sun, parties, and cookouts with the fam are what make summer so much fun! Of course, everyone will need a place to sit, relax, and eat, which means you’ll need some comfortable outdoor furniture. …
When it comes to woodworking, it is important to choose the right screws for your project. Most of the screws either have a coarse thread or a fine thread. But how do I know which one to use? Does coarse thread screw hold better than a fine thread screw, or vise versa? Does it really matter what screws I use? …
Have you ever built a seating bench or a chair using a Kreg Jig pocket hole system and wondered, how much weight can this bench hold? When working on my DIY projects, that thought always crosses my mind. What if someone sits on that chair that I build and that chair just crumples to the ground? That would be really …
Have you ever purchased a 2×4 piece of lumber at the hardware store and started working on the project to realize that the 2×4 is not 2 inches by 4 inches. Are lumber companies trying to fool us into thinking we’re buying more lumber than we actually are? The simple reason why 2×4 is not 2 inches by 4 inches …