Some woods simply aren't meant for grilling and smoking. We round up some toxic and unsafe woods to watch out for, as well as ...

Sealing your wood planters seems like the obvious choice, but here's why you should hold off. Common chemical sealants can ...

What is tung oil? We just refinished the floors of an old Victorian home, and a historian told us to refinish the floors in tung oil.

What is tung oil? We just refinished the floors of an old Victorian home, and a historian told us to refinish the floors in tung oil.

Tung oil (also called “wood oil”) is used, in addition to paints and varnishes, for insulation and for waterproofing. The U. S. oil is selling at about 10¢ per Ib. against 6¢ for imported oil.

Rare cedar wood is prized for its rich color, unique grain patterns, and incredible durability, making it a favorite among woodworkers and artisans around the world. In this video, we showcase the ...

The Veikous 12-by-14 Cedar Wood Pergola is over $700 off at Walmart. Shoppers say it’s “gorgeous” and made from very high-quality wood.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — The job of the chief administrator of Grant Wood Area Education Agency will become ...

The versatile tung provides the fastest vegetable oil paint and varnish dryer. It gives to paints a tough, elastic, heat-resisting surface.

For the fourth article in our series on Cedar Grove, Dr. Gary Joiner takes readers back to 1905-1910, when Cedar Grove was a small oil boom town.

Employees at Aberdeen oil services giant Wood face an uncertain future after the company announced plans for cost cuts under which it axed bonuses.

Standard Oil, later Amoco, built its Wood River refinery in 1907, leveraging the location's transportation and water resources.