Everyone has heard of the terms carving and sculpting. Not everyone knows the difference between them, though. Whittling is more uncommon, and I often get the question of what it means. It can get...

So, you have decided that you want to finish a piece of wood and have discovered that you can use different types of oil to do so. Two common options are tung and linseed oil. However, what are the...

Carving small action figures, large bears, or kitchen cabinets takes a lot of time, effort, and talent. It is important to finish a wood carving project with an oil that will give it color,...

Wood burning, also known as pyrography, is an incredibly fun art form; you're basically drawing with fire! Resembling a thick metal pen, the wood-burning tool heats up and uses interchangeable tips...

You have finally finished that gorgeous deck or handmade furniture, and now the only thing that remains is the finish. Both tung oil and teak oil are great options, but understanding the difference...

Wood burning is the art of using a heated tool to create designs on wood pieces. Its art can be simple or advanced, but is wood burning really as complex as it looks? Is wood burning a hard hobby to...