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  • Three Reasons to Use Quarter Sawn Wood

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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 from a… Read Article
  • Reclaimed wood lounger

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    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
  • 5 sheet goods variety of pieces

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    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
  • Wooden floor

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    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
  • Turning Connecticuts Trees into Furniture

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    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
  • Kiln Drying Logs for Wood Flooring

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    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
  • Turning Logs into Wood Flooring

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    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
  • Turning Logs into Wood Flooring

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    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

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    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

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    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
  • ask wwgoa

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    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
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    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
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