Wood-filling compounds are a boon to any woodworker, saving their hard work from the everyday dings, dents, cracks, and scratches that can drag down its final appearance. Adding a minor step to ensure ...

Various types of varnish and lacquer have been around at least since the time of the ancient Egyptians, so it’s fair to suppose that craftspeople through the ages have mixed the same natural hardening ...

Wood putty in a toothpaste-type tube is a new offering from United Gilsonite Laboratories (UGL) of Scranton, Pa. The latex-based ZAR Wood Patch is squeezed into cracks, dents and nail holes in wood ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy. One ...

DEAR DAN: Do asphalt sealers really work? I apply asphalt sealer to my driveway every spring. My neighbor laughs at me and tells me it's nothing but black paint. Do sealers actually help a driveway ...