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Hi Gary. A solution to the problem may be faux bois or graining. It is much easier to do than it may seem so with just a few cheap materials and a bit of imagination you could match in those raw edges and burr walnut is not only one of the most impressive but also one of the easiest to do. A...

I use magnetic tool bars like this one https://www.screwfix.com/p/smith-locke- ... lsrc=aw.ds They are strong enough to hold my block planes and separate the tools into categories like chisels for rough work on one bestest chisels on another etc they are also handy for sticking bits and pieces...

Hi Francis. Is that a real wood veneer or a printed vinyl? If it is real veneer you could sand back the finish with 240 grit then build up the finish with some water based varnish. If it is vinyl you have a much harder task, you will need to sand it back with 240 grit but you will then need to...

I have just made an exterior wall mounted letter box for the mother in law and used Treatex "bay" as she wanted a medium oak colour. It went on very easily and has given the oak a very nice warm colour. I think it would work well on a pine tabletop too and to get the oil on eavenly it would be...

I have read that woodjoy retired last year but here is a link I found. https://www.woodjoytools.com/about-us/

The linseed oil you have used will have sealed the surface a little and filled the grain a little already, you can use grain filler over this to fill the pores a little more. I have never used Rustins filler, I'm sure its good but it will add colour if you use the mahogany one. I would advise...

You can fill the dent with clear epoxy resin. Make sure the dent is clean, if it needs a stain to adjust the colour do this before filling. Fill with epoxy making sure the epoxy seeps into the top edge of the dent but does not overspill into the surrounding wood. When the epoxy is hard, sand it...

I used to use Triphosphor Tubes and switched over to LED four or five years ago. The difference in the quality of light is not really noticable but the two main points for me is I get no buzzing at all from the LED's and they are cheaper to run.

You can use gesso to fill and coat the piece, it will raise the grain as it is water based but the subsequent layers will build a finish that you can sand to a smooth marble like finish. The best gesso is one you make yourself with whiting and parchment or rabbit skin size. However that is a...

White spirit is the stuff to use. Put plenty on, let it sit for at least five minutes then scrub off with fine wire wool. Leave to dry for twenty four hours before painting.

Hi Clarity. The dark finish is failing completely and flaking off, it has not been sanded! I think there is no point in trying to salvage it. As others have said you have an oak sideboard made somwhere between 1920 and 1940ish. They carried on making this style of sideboard right up into the...

I have not heard of this brand before but I have just looked at their "how to" video and it looks as though it is just Danish oil or perhaps Osmo oil! The application process and the method is exactly that for any oil finish and if that is the finish you are after you will achieve it with Danish...

Hi John. I think you have a little woodwork to do before you start putting any king of finish on. The column on the left needs gluing and it looks like you are missing a moulding above the door, the crusty section below the ebony/boxwood stringing looks like the residue of glue that held the...

Hi Merlin. I think you are right to give it a total strip, there is no patina left to salvage, it looks as though it has had several coats of a dark crystal varnish(the bain of my life!) When you put stripper on did it turn to a soft sticky chewing gum texture? If so it is definately crystal...

Phlebas, Now I can see the carving on the drawer front and with the masur birch banding on the interior I would say it is probably Swedish.

Droogs, Its an impressive piece of furniture which was made during the Beidermeier period but Beidermeier it aint! In fact it is the opposite of Biedermeier ! "denoting or relating to a style of furniture and interior decoration current in Germany in the period 1815–48, characterized by...

Hi Phlebas, I worked for many years on Biedermeier furniture and the construction is largely the same as British pieces. While I have from time to time come across runners and other components that have or appear to have had no glue your runner should be glued in place using either hide or fish...

Thank you for all your suggestions. I had a look on a couple of boat builder forums and the general consensus seems to be that good old fashioned yacht varnish still gives the best results, so I am going to stick with that. I had to have the quote in today so I have included alot of travel in...

Thank you Andy and Glynne for those suggestions. I do have some rustins Plastic Coating which has been sitting on the shelf for the last five or six years. I bought two litres of it to do a job in that there London and it worked very well, I did then try it on a stripped piece and it did not...

I have this bath panelling that needs stripping and refinishing. I'm not very experienced with modern finishes. Is there a quick drying water resistant finish that will apply by brush. The top section can be removed so I can do this in my workshop however the base section will have to be done on...