Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When wood dries, it shrinks, and when it shrinks, it can split. The ...

Even the best wood furniture will get scratches and cracks in it over time, and while you probably already know to rub it down with some wood polish or oil to help smooth out minor cracks, a dab of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Are you an aspiring woodworker who loves to embark on DIY projects with scrap pieces of wood you have lying around? Maybe you were too ...

The pine kitchen table was getting more rickety by the day. And understandably so. The six-foot workhorse had been through a lot over the years: thousands of meals, hundreds of homework assignments, ...

An unsightly scratch in your new hardwood floors—or worse, the expensive mahogany table you splurged on in a recent dining room redesign—can be enough to turn your hair gray. But before you start to ...

Cutting boards can be expensive, so it's always annoying when those inevitable little cracks show up. But you can fill them pretty easily with some wood glue and sandpaper. You don't want to live with ...