Steve Mickley

About the Author

Steve Mickley
Owner of Hardwood Lumber & More... in Cincinnati, Ohio (Actually Milford, Ohio). We offer domestic and exotic hardwood lumber, hardwood plywood, Baltic birch, veneer, stationary power tools, hand tools, hardware and finishes. Our web site is hardwoodlumberandmore.com (preceded, of course, by the three w's). You can reach me toll free at 866.553.5883. My email is steve @ the same web site.

"Paint" your exterior projects

by on 01-02-2010 04:14 AM - last edited on 01-02-2010 04:14 AM

A number of years ago my friend, and former host of the WOOD Magazine Finishing & Refinishing Forum, Jim Kull, conducted an "experiment" that even today is referenced when someone posts a question about exterior clear finishes; especially finishes for a door... Read more...

Varnish and Cold Weather

by on 12-10-2009 02:23 AM - last edited on 12-10-2009 02:23 AM

Can we apply varnish in cold weather? In the past I accepted the conventional wisdom that we could not. A recent unintended experiment has caused me to change my mind... Read more...

What Is A Woodworker To Do...

by on 10-23-2009 05:36 PM - last edited on 10-23-2009 05:36 PM

What is a woodworker to do when a so-called “Oil Finish” is not an oil finish, and when a finish marketed as “Varnish” or “Lacquer” is neither varnish nor lacquer? In this article I am going to expose a few examples of misleading and deceptive advertising in the world of finishes— Read more...