Minwax are one of THE top names in wood finishing with an impressive range of traditional and new environmentally-friendly water-based finishes.

They seem to have been around for ever, and you only get longevity in this business if you’ve built a great reputation for quality.

There are cheaper wood finishes around, but you risk the long term health of your woodwork if you don’t use the right stuff.

Minwax also have a very interesting and informative website over at Minwax.com with plenty of their wood finishing products info, a useful 10-part wood finishing video and what we all love, a collection of  a couple of dozen free woodworking plans including the useful storage chest and adirondack chair shown here.

Just visit Minwax.com/projects

As woodworkers we’ve know the benefits of pure beeswax since Roman times. We also benefit from the properties of mineral oil to replenish the natural oils that wood loses over time. Another major ingredient in some modern woodwork finishes is Carnuba wax which has the best durability we know of. Carnauba wax is produced by the leaves of the carnauba tree, as protection from the incredibly harsh conditions of tropical rain forests — intense heat, harsh sun and constant moisture. It follows that it’s quite good for our furniture!

A special combination of these three ingredients makes Howard Feed-N-Wax the ideal product for wood finishes. Its gel-like consistency makes it easy to apply to even the most decorative of woodwork and it penetrates and nourishes both finished and unfinished wood.

Howard’s wood finishes are available online at HighlandWoodworking.com. For more information about Howard’s complete range of products you can also visit their website: www.HowardProducts.com.

Here at Woodwork News we’re always looking at new products, so anything that boasts “Restore It – Don’t Strip It”® has to be worth investigating.

Although new to me, however, it seems Howard’s Restor-a-Finish has been around for some time and from it’s introduction in 1969 it has grown from a professional secret in the antique and furniture trades into a do-it-yourself woodworker favorite. Small wonder since it can quickly revive tired and damaged furniture finishes.

Before Howard’s Restor-A-Finish was introduced, blemishes in a wood finish could only be “fixed” with temporary scratch covers or through more severe stripping and refinishing. Now a formula has been perfected that can penetrate a wood finish with stain, blend out minor scratches and blemishes, and restore the original color and luster – without removing any of the original finish. It can permanently eliminate white heat rings and water marks, oxidation and even smoke damage. Most importantly, with Restor-A-Finish you can preserve and improve the original finish and value of your woodwork. It has been called an “amazing” time and money saving product which “does exactly what it promises.”

Howard’s Restor-A-Finish is the perfect a one-of-a-kind solution and is available online at HighlandWoodworking.com. For more information about Howard’s complete range of products you can also visit their website: www.HowardProducts.com.