I just can’t get down on my knees and work like I used to so I decided I would take off all the 7-inch oak baseboards and refinish them on the table instead of working on the floor. I hesitated doing this because when I removed a baseboard a few years ago, the plaster […]

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While vacationing in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho we stopped at the “Old Mission” which is the oldest standing building in Idaho. What was going to be a quick walk through ended up being a 3-hour adventure as we stopped to marvel at their handiwork done with barely any tools. Below is the story of the […]

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I have my curtains back up and the tape and paper off the glass. A good sign that I’m done, but I’m not. I need to let all that woodwork around the windows cure good before I go back and give it the “rub out” step. It’s just my own type of […]

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After stripping and sanding and cleaning, I just want to get the finish on the oak.  But I know through past experience if I fail to use grain filler I end up having to put so many coats of finish on and sanding back down over and over until the grain gets filled anyway and […]

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