I discuss high-tech wood coatings. But from time to time, I will discuss something that is tried and true and, perhaps, not so high tech. Shellac is definitely a low-tech product. It is the secretion ...

These century-old floor finishing tricks still outperform what's on store shelves today.

My buddy Chuck called me the other day and asked me to help out with a project. His wife, Kate, had lost her mother earlier in the year. When her mom’s estate was divided up, Kate got her mom’s Singer ...

Old methods endure: Hand-rubbed oils, paste wax, and shellac have kept floors and furniture beautiful for over a century, resisting peeling and cracking better than many modern products. Repair made ...