If you don’t want to mix up your own soap finish – or if you just want to give it a try – the Pure Soap Flake Co. offers it pre-mixed in jars for as little as $10. The product is called Pure Castile Cream Soap, and it is available in 8 oz. to 64…
Read moreFor the last 20 years I’ve used mostly milk paints and acrylics on my furniture. I have reservations about both kinds of paint. On milk paint, I find it inconsistent and a lot of work. When it works, it’s great. But it takes significant effort and time (for me) to get good results. And just…
Read moreWe’ve just received another load of brass engraved center squares, which are now in our store. Whenever I’m building a chair or working with curved surfaces, this tool is always on my bench or in my apron pocket. Yes, the tool is useful for marking the centers on a piece before putting it on the…
Read moreAfter 20 years of studying vernacular chairs in Western cultures, I am happy to state – again and again – something that some people refuse to believe. Chairs do not need stretchers to be strong or to last hundreds of years. The furniture record is clear. Chairs without stretchers survive just fine. They survive for…
Read moreMy daughter Katherie has posted about 40 jars of Soft Wax 2.0 in her store, and I have bought the first one (we are out of it, and I asked her to make some). We love this finish I use on my chairs and casework. I adore it. Katherine cooks it up here in the…
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