Q & A: How to Straighten Warped Plywoodby Mark Edmundson
Spalt Your Own Lumberby Sara Robinson
Learn how wood and fungi interact to create your own beautiful boards
Spalted Woodby Sara Robinson
Find out how wood and fungi interact to create beautiful boards
Working with Spalted Woodby Sara Robinson
Learn how to use this unique material to its best advantage
Wood Samples a Good Referenceby Tom Begnal
Maine-based company sells sample boxes of 46 North American wood species commonly used to make furniture
Q & A: Dealing with Sappy Spanish Cedarby Strother Purdy
Q & A: Understanding Quartersawn Figureby Kevin Rodel
What's the Difference: White Oak vs. Red Oakby Mario Rodriguez
Two varieties differ in pore size, leaf shape, and clearly wood color
Video: From Log to Lumberwith Mario Rodriguez
Follow the life of a tree as it makes its way from log to furniture-grade lumber
Video: Tour a Boutique Lumbermillwith Mario Rodriguez
Follow along with a day in the life of a Pennsylvania custom mill to see how trees are harvested, cut, and dried to create furniture-grade lumber
Figure in Woodby Thomas R. Schrunk
Woodworking might be a lot easier if all wood were straight-grained, uniform, and easy to work. But it would be a lot less interesting. Highly figured wood offers ...
Video: Using a Portable Bandsaw Millwith John Ogden
Watch how a portable bandsaw mill is used to create furniture-grade lumber from local trees
Video: The basics of flatsawn, riftsawn, and quartersawn woodwith Marc Spagnuolo
Determine if a board is flatsawn, riftsawn, or quartersawn by examining the end grain
Video: Tips For Buying Lumber at the Lumberyardwith Marc Spagnuolo
The Wood Whisperer goes back to the basics with a simple explanation of how lumber is cut and sold
Engineer Shelves With The Sagulatorby Bill Kovalick
Online calculator determines thickness and length to prevent shelves from sagging