Spirit Hill Woodworks

Yesterday I cleaned our deck and treated it with pine tar. I have been “experimenting” with pine tar to preserve outdoor wood for the p...

Here's what I have going on in the shop these days. As with anything, there's more going on than you hear about in any one place! ...

  Not much explanation required here! I'll just elaborate by saying these washers are cheap and you might think about leaving one tape...

Just because two finishes are from the same manufacturer, and just because their labels say they are "compatible" with each othe...

The sooner you start finishing, the easier and neater the job will be. Sometimes I'll put a

No, not black light . BACK. As in, if you put a work light behind the surface you're applying finish to, at roughly the same height as y...

One way to make your woodworking stand out is to invest some time in learning new finishing techniques. Ebonizing by the method I desc...

Accidents happen. A case of (literal) butterfingers could make you lose grip on your recipe box and ding the edge of the kitchen table. A ...

A couple of paragraphs I wrote a few months ago have shown up on The Improvised Life , a blog I never fail to read. Here's the link:  ht...

I found this photo a few moments ago in a folder of files from the first digital camera I owned, about 12 years ago. I'm glad I found it...

Here's a wood finish that looks like a million bucks, and you can apply it with minimal equipment and materials.