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  • antique art deco furniture - Terri 2/1/2002, 12:25 am

  • Smoke Film - Atabb 1/31/2002, 11:53 pm

  • Am I doing this right? - Colleen 1/30/2002, 3:27 pm

  • mirrors - juan luis martinez 1/29/2002, 3:57 pm

  • aborite on desk top - Patty Smith 1/29/2002, 3:18 pm

  • Dent in cedar chest - Jules 1/29/2002, 1:47 pm

  • Options - JOEL TORRES 1/29/2002, 1:08 pm

  • Glass cleaner sprayed on piano - Kathleen 1/28/2002, 10:52 am

  • Buying veneer - Gerry 1/26/2002, 2:45 pm

  • Fingerprints on black laquer bedroom set? - Dee 1/26/2002, 10:39 am

  • Cherry tables - Bob G. 1/26/2002, 9:50 am

  • White mark on cherry table - Kathy 1/26/2002, 12:41 am

  • Sun Damage on Pine Dining Room Set - Vicki 1/25/2002, 2:03 pm

  • Candle wax dripped on pine table - Billy Robinson 1/24/2002, 10:03 pm

  • Kithchen cabinets and wood trim - Zina 1/24/2002, 10:12 am

  • Varnish vs Lacquer? - Littlebit 1/21/2002, 12:52 pm

  • How do I white wash a piece of wood furniture? - Pat 1/20/2002, 6:09 pm
    • Question - Dr Woodwell 1/21/2002, 10:29 pm

  • cigarette burn - dave 1/19/2002, 10:55 pm

  • What finish is on my Cherry Tables? - Bob G. 1/18/2002, 9:24 am

  • Refinishing Vintage Rattan Furniture - Jane 1/17/2002, 4:44 pm

  • My last message wasnt responded too!! - Dee 1/17/2002, 3:50 pm

  • Chipped and Sanded Natural Pine Finish... - Ryan 1/15/2002, 10:43 pm

  • Refinishing a Cedar Chest - Pat 1/15/2002, 10:07 pm

  • Black mark on antique table caused by heat - Duke 1/15/2002, 7:28 pm

  • Too much Wax? - Dc 1/15/2002, 7:11 pm

  • restoring aged furniture - pbuisch 1/15/2002, 8:55 am

  • Cat scratches on my dining room table/ New and I need to repair it - Rebecca 1/14/2002, 11:42 am

  • Pine wood table cracking and warping - Dee 1/14/2002, 12:07 am

  • Black laquer wall unit scratched - Debra 1/10/2002, 10:58 am

  • Blonde furniture from the 50's - Carol Lee 1/10/2002, 10:53 am

  • smoke damage on fine oak furniture - jeri 1/9/2002, 2:20 pm

  • Dark water stain on oak - Marilynn Kolkiewicz 1/6/2002, 2:46 pm

  • Mold on Antique Furniture - Jackie Brosch 1/6/2002, 11:06 am

  • Adhesive film on pine furniture - Weldon 1/4/2002, 11:20 am

  • I've messed up! - Susan 1/3/2002, 10:14 am

  • My Grandmas Painted desk - peg 1/2/2002, 11:18 pm

  • red candle wax stain on oak coffee table - Lisa B 12/31/2001, 8:23 pm

  • Heat Mark on Dining Room Table - Christian 12/30/2001, 2:27 pm

  • Half done paint-removal job - Andrew 12/27/2001, 2:16 pm

  • Water Marks on mahogany dining table - Brian Dickey 12/26/2001, 1:07 pm

  • Piano - Diana 12/15/2001, 6:19 pm

  • REMOVING 1 LAYER OF OLD PAINT FROM OAK MANTLE - PARKS 12/15/2001, 1:51 pm

  • watermarks on leather table top - J. Metzler 12/11/2001, 3:42 pm

  • cane restoration - Can 12/10/2001, 7:25 pm

  • wood elixir - Joan Priest 12/10/2001, 1:54 pm

  • uneven stain - arthur madresh 12/6/2001, 9:06 pm

  • Cleaning old wood - Arissa 12/5/2001, 12:54 am

  • Dull Finish - Michelle 12/4/2001, 4:12 pm

  • restoring ceiling beams(oak) that are very dirty - paul greco 12/4/2001, 9:53 am

  • dinning room chairs - tony 12/3/2001, 3:55 pm

  • Hard Wood Floors - Elizabeth Curnow 12/1/2001, 11:31 pm

  • WATER STAIN ON OLD TABLE - Shen elderton 12/1/2001, 10:19 pm

  • leather top antique wooden table - mrs lewis 11/28/2001, 3:54 pm

  • oak dining table - Chris 11/28/2001, 12:49 pm

  • aging new furniture - Bob Ley 11/28/2001, 7:55 am

  • Wood Elixir - Paulette 11/26/2001, 9:54 am

  • repairing cabinets and wood trim - mike d 11/22/2001, 4:28 pm

  • Cut in wooden kitchen table - Lake kid 11/22/2001, 6:18 am

  • Veneer - Ray 11/17/2001, 8:06 pm

  • dip stripped,then caned,over 30 years agos - Joan 11/17/2001, 3:31 pm

  • wood leather combination - Alison 11/15/2001, 3:41 pm

  • furniture cracked and drying - lois 11/15/2001, 2:19 pm

  • Old, dull,darkened finish - S.pagor 11/14/2001, 8:12 am

  • Veneer - Eric 11/13/2001, 4:58 am

  • Another scented oil question - Ken Donner 11/9/2001, 9:34 pm

  • I want to sell an old bedroom suit at a very low price! - Avey Yvette DeVine 11/8/2001, 10:52 pm

  • 3 questions - Eliane 11/4/2001, 8:52 pm
    • 3 Answers - Dr Woodwell 11/10/2001, 11:06 pm

  • Worms or termites in English furniture? - Auckland 10/28/2001, 9:33 am

  • previously "dipped" chairs - Sandi Lee 10/19/2001, 7:45 pm

  • Refinishing Hardwood Floors - Sue 10/15/2001, 3:44 pm

  • Dull finish - Michelle 10/2/2001, 4:11 pm

  • Water marks on Rosewood table - Jacqui 9/19/2001, 10:08 pm

  • Nail Polish remover spilled on brand new dresser - Stephanie 9/7/2001, 7:04 pm

  • Worn finish on pine cupboard - Liz 9/4/2001, 6:02 pm

  • Water mark - Grump 9/2/2001, 11:48 pm

  • Cherry wood finish dining table has lightened - kim 9/1/2001, 1:53 pm

  • paint over Dr. Woodwell - Jackie Bultje 8/26/2001, 1:39 pm

  • I need pro advice!! - peter 8/22/2001, 12:52 pm

  • fisheyes - Rich Wilson 8/21/2001, 11:34 am

  • "Bald" spot on antique - Nancy 8/20/2001, 5:32 pm

  • Second application of Wood Elixir - Charles Curtis 8/17/2001, 5:32 pm

  • Cleaning dirty pews - Jean Grier 8/16/2001, 6:13 pm

  • Oriental Carved Screen - Kay 8/12/2001, 11:43 am

  • Finish on a cherry table - Tim 8/11/2001, 2:34 pm

  • Repairing a dent on a walnut table - Tim 8/11/2001, 9:46 am

  • Water on dining room table from ceiling bathroom overflow - Pete 8/7/2001, 4:06 pm

  • Re: Refinishing Front Door - Lisa Schauerte 8/7/2001, 11:50 am

  • cracked bed rail needs repair - Erin 8/3/2001, 7:00 pm

  • Water Stains on solid log walls. - Barb 8/2/2001, 4:13 pm

  • Water/Hertel stains on a wood table top - Daly 7/30/2001, 9:24 am

  • Piano Refinishing - Dave G 7/24/2001, 8:46 pm

  • Smoke in wood - Patti Asay 7/24/2001, 2:05 pm

  • Severe weather damaged chair - Kimberley 7/21/2001, 8:53 pm

  • Matching wood - Irv 7/17/2001, 4:33 pm

  • white water marks - Catherine Alter 7/15/2001, 12:26 pm

  • Will I lose value? - Bob Lamothe 7/12/2001, 1:13 pm

  • cedar paneling - Sarah 7/11/2001, 11:35 pm

  • Pizza and wood don't seem to mix - Steven Taylor 7/10/2001, 11:22 pm

  • Water Mark on Walnut Veneer - Brian Galka 7/9/2001, 9:05 pm

  • Stain repair - Mike 7/9/2001, 1:11 pm

  • Paint stains on cherry - Margaret 7/8/2001, 6:22 pm

  • Composition (ingredients) of the Wood Elixir - Joan Corbett 7/5/2001, 8:23 pm

  • warp - Barbara Lyle 7/2/2001, 6:00 am
    • Re: warp - Dr WoodWell 7/9/2001, 8:11 am

  • Removing old unboiled linseed oil - John 6/25/2001, 10:54 am

  • I need to dull my black laquer screen - Cary 6/19/2001, 4:54 pm

  • water mark - angela linda 6/18/2001, 2:34 am

  • Waking up due.... - Sherry 6/18/2001, 1:36 am

  • Stain on teak table - val 6/4/2001, 2:00 pm

  • Nicotine Stains - Barbara 6/3/2001, 1:44 pm

  • Stripping coffee table - Charlotte 6/3/2001, 11:01 am

  • Sun faded cherry post on bed - Rette 5/30/2001, 5:58 pm

  • Antique Table - Vicki 5/28/2001, 2:27 pm

  • oak diningroom table heat stain - joyce clark 5/27/2001, 10:57 pm

  • Repairing scratches in Lacquer - Judy 5/25/2001, 1:30 pm

  • Restoring my Piano - Judy 5/25/2001, 9:12 am

  • how to protect a new coffee table - Ellen 5/24/2001, 5:59 am

  • Refinishing Bleached Wood - D Sackman 5/23/2001, 11:31 am

  • antique desk - Sherrie 5/22/2001, 10:03 am

  • removing paint from teak and rattan - keith 5/21/2001, 6:19 am


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