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How to Repair Your Stairs

Whether your stairs are loose, squeaky, or moving away from the wall, we’ve got the cure.

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Green Pickling

A cabinetmaker’s serendipitous discovery has her using milk paint to create an aged, pickled finish that’s non-toxic.

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Joinery Tips for Fences & Gates

A pro woodworker offers advice for creating long-lasting joints for gates and fences.

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How To Make Custom Molding Repairs

Learn to replicate small sections of molding using a technique borrowed from plasterers.

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How To Create a Faux Wood Grain Finish

Follow this step-by-step process to create a convincing wood grain pattern.

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How & When To Use An Epoxy Wood Filler

Using an epoxy wood filler is a great way to restore rotted wood. If you’re hesitant, this step-by-step repair will demystify the process.

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How To Carve Egg-and-Dart Molding

Make your own version of this classic profile with just a few simple tools.

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One-Day Project: Fix a Wobbly Stair Rail

Sooner or later, all staircases will develop a case of the wobbly spindle.

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Repair a Wood Window in 12 Steps

Pro tips for glazing and painting wood sash like an expert.

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Tips for Finishing Old-House Woodwork

These Minneapolis homeowners stripped, painted, and dye-stained their woodwork with professional results—and you can, too.

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How To Repair Sagging Shutters

If time and the elements have left your exterior shutters hanging loose, use this step-by-step repair to set them right again.

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Adventures in Stripping Woodwork

One old-house owner’s simple quest to bare her woodwork becomes an obsession that takes its toll on time and tempers.

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Simple Wood-Floor Fixes

Two traditional fixes for damaged and worn wood floors can add years to their lifespan.

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Wood Floor Finishing Techniques

Two finishing techniques of the past, scraping and filling, help make wood floors look their best today.

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Battling Wood Rot & Termites With Borate

Borate gets new attention as a less toxic safeguard against wood rot and wood-destroying insects, such as termites.

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How to Repair Your Stairs

Green Pickling

Joinery Tips for Fences & Gates

How To Make Custom Molding Repairs

How To Create a Faux Wood Grain Finish

How & When To Use An Epoxy Wood Filler

How To Carve Egg-and-Dart Molding

One-Day Project: Fix a Wobbly Stair Rail

Repair a Wood Window in 12 Steps

Tips for Finishing Old-House Woodwork

How To Repair Sagging Shutters

Adventures in Stripping Woodwork

Simple Wood-Floor Fixes

Wood Floor Finishing Techniques

Battling Wood Rot & Termites With Borate