Lumber/Materials

The Basics of Milling Lumber

May 30, 2019

Key machines and smart strategy for making boards foursquare
Workshop Tip: Furniture Dollies Make a Great Base for a Rolling Lumber Rack

April 1, 2019

If you’re like me, you come across lumber deals that are just too good to pass up. Rather than store this valuable stock on the concrete floor, where it will…
Reading Wood Grain–Don’t Fight the Fibers

March 19, 2019

Better ways to read grain and make the most of your lumber
The Illustrated Cutlist

November 29, 2018

Innovative approach turbocharges this staid staple fo the craft
Designer’s Notebook: The Passage of Time

November 29, 2018

Celebrating trees as natural timelines and storytellers is a thread in Jeremy Zietz’s work and is exemplified in this 300-Year Mantel
Lumber and Materials: Our Favorite Articles

August 24, 2018

A roundup of our top articles and videos on lumber from Matt Kenney, Garrett Hack, and more
Designer’s Notebook: A Finer Side of Pine

May 30, 2018

From blanket chests to tables to case pieces, his “fine pine line” is simple in style and modest in material
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Video: Essentials of the screw joint

October 16, 2017

There are dozens of clever and often complex ways to join two pieces of wood and each has its advantages and disadvantages. But nothing supplants the humble screw.
Working With MDF

October 5, 2017

If you're painting a cabinet, medium-density fiberboard is hard to beat
FW360: Tremont Nail Factory – Mansfield, Mass.

July 26, 2017

Take a look around (literally) the last factory producing cut nails in the United States.

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