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3 Reasons to Use Quarter Sawn Wood

Quarter-sawn wood costs about twice as much as plain-sawn. So, why use it? In order to understand the benefits (and extra cost) let's look at how the material is milled... Read Article

5 Strategies for Choosing Reclaimed Wood

Upcycling, or turning old materials into new projects, is all the rage these days. With the cost of lumber rising, it’s never been a better time to jump on the... Read Article

Choosing the Right Sheet Goods for Your Next Project

There are lots of woodworking applications that demand sheet goods instead of solid wood, and there are a variety of choices available. This article will help you pick the material... Read Article

From Logs to Wood Flooring Part 4: Installation

My flooring project started over a year ago when a pile of pine logs was dumped in my yard. Those logs were milled into planks, dried, and converted to tongue... Read Article

New Life for Connecticut Trees

The Connecticut Historical Society Museum recently opened an exhibition called New Life For Connecticut Trees: furniture by City Bench. The show focuses on the rich history of Connecticut trees through... Read Article

From Logs to Wood Flooring Part 2: Kiln Drying

You saw my pine logs get milled into planks, leaving me with a big pile of wet wood (about 30% moisture content). Can't make that into flooring. It needs to... Read Article

From Logs to Wood Flooring Part 3: Milling Wood

Lets start milling wood! You saw the logs get cut into planks, and you saw the planks get dried. Now it's time to turn those planks into wood flooring. Off... Read Article

From Logs to Wood Flooring Part 1: Introduction

From this... ...to this. One day last fall my friend Brent called. I just cut down 40 pine trees. Do you want them? I hesitated a little, then said yes.... Read Article

Steps for Air Drying Lumber

Like many woodworkers, I go through a lot of hardwood. Lots, and lots and lots of it. And at the $4-$8 per board foot price that I normally pay at... Read Article

9 Steps to Sizing Rough Lumber

Hardwood lumber yards offer you wood either rough or surfaced. Rough is how it's cut from the log at the sawmill. There they use giant band saws and circular saws... Read Article

Air-Drying Lumber with Stickers

"Can I use 3/4" or 1" exterior grade plywood or OSB for stickers, for air drying lumber - or do I have to use kiln-dried material?" Submitted by: harmannfamily WWGOA... Read Article

Cutting and Drying Logs into Boards

"I have some red-oak, hickory, cherry, red elm, and spalted maple that I want to cut into boards. I have a band saw mill. Should I cut the boards into... Read Article

Using Air Dried Lumber

"I have a barn full of red oak, some black walnut and some white oak; it was sawn by my Dad 7 to 9 years ago. It seems to be... Read Article