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It can be quite surprising how unwanted wooden crates can be turned into useful home furnishing masterpieces. With just a bit of effort, you can transform your wooden crates into so many useful items...

You could use opaque finishes like paints and solid colour stains, semi-transparent stains, natural finishes like water-repellents or oil finishes. Opaque finishes are longer lasting than the other...

If you are just getting started with woodworking, below are a list of 6 useful woodworking tools that are a must for beginners:

- Claw Hammer
- Tape Measure
- Utility Knife
- Chisel
- Nail Set...

Great tips. I also like natural looking wooden furniture. I notice that over the years, they maintain their looks better as compared to wooden furniture that have been colour stained.

It may seem exciting to make your own wooden toys for your child. However, it’s important to take into consideration the paint that you use when painting these wooden toys are safe so that it won’t...

Yes, black bean timber can fade in sunlight. The colour of the wood tends to attract heat and this will cause fading. I’m not sure how long it’ll take for the fading to be visible though.

You can use a HVLP spray equipment to spray your waterbased poly. They are suitable for spraying. However, if you are spraying softwood, you may need to pre-seal the wood before spraying it for an...

I heard that you could use a product called "Bloxygen" to revive your finishes that has gone off.

To stain your baby cot, you first need to make sure that the cot is clean. Make sure it is dry and free from any dust or dirt. Then lightly sand the cot surfaces. After this, you can apply two coats...

You could use varnishes or shellacs as they are highly durable.

Three coats of Polyurethane finish should do before you sand it. Then after sanding it, put two more coats of Polyurethane in a dust free room. Make sure each coat is fully cured before putting a new...

What an interesting you have there. If you are using soft woods, then they have an uneven grain so you may have problem staining them. I heard that you can use a special pre-stain conditioner to help...

You may need to re-sand your kitchen bench to remove the rough and grainy bits. Then you should finish the kitchen bench again. That should do the trick. If water has deeply penetrated the wood and...

No worries. You can find out more about DWD finish here:-

http://www.intergrain.com.au/consumer/products/exterior/product-details/2735

You may want to use oil based timber finishes or a DWD finish if you want to maintain a colour that is as close as possible to your original wood colour.

Let me know how it goes.

Try using Selleys timber glue (called Selleys Aquadhere) to glue the red gum kitchen benchtops together.

As for maintaining your benchtops, keep in mind that whether you oil or finish the wood...

I would use water-based polyurethane because it is transparent, durable after approximately 10 days of curing and you can always strip away the finish using paint remover to apply other colours in...

I would use hide glue to glue the antique furniture joint simply because they are the most recommended for furniture. This glue also enables you to apply heat for the glue to loosen – just in case...

It depends what type of water stains you have on your boardroom table. Take a look at the water stains. If they are white or light coloured, then they are quite easy to remove. However if they are...

I would suggest to do the following:




First, soak up the oil by pressing some old newspaper onto the oil stain.
Then firmly rub the stain in a circular motion with a damp cloth with some...

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I am Mike and am a handyman based in Caulfield, Melbourne.

I provide handyman services across various suburbs like Armadale, Bentleigh, Brighton, Elwood, Elsternwick, Hampton, St....