It never fails. You spend hours picking out the choice woods at the lumber yard. Sorting through the damaged pieces is always a chore but a necessary step when using wood as the final finish on your project. Even after all of that work, somehow when you bring the piece of wood back to the shop, you find a gouge or dent you hadn’t noticed before. No need to head back to the lumber yard to give the zombie-like teenager stacking the wood a piece of your mind. We’re combining some expertise from the great video The Way to Woodworking: Step by Step to the Perfect Finish, with some project experience of our own to tame wood blemishes for good. Use these tips and tricks for repairing dents, dings and gouges in wood and save yourself the trouble of repeated trips to the lumber yard. Read More