Contributing Bloggers
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September/October 2011 Issue Preview
This video from Field Editor Chris Marshall and Editor in Chief Rob Johnstone covers what you’ll find in the September/October 2011 issue of Woodworker’s Journal.
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Buying (or Selling) Logs For Lumber – Log Rules Part 2
The three most popular log rules used in modern forestry are the Doyle, Scribner, and International 1/4. A typical log rule is an equation that seeks to estimate board feet of lumber from a log.
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Lifeguard Chairs
It’s hard to come up with a more perfect summer project than this reader-submitted pair of lifeguard chairs.
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Arts & Crafts Chairs and Table
This reader-submitted dining room set includes our Arts & Crafts Dining Room Chairs (with a couple design modifications) and a matching table.
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Intarsia Barn
A diverse collection of wood species, including a very appropriate use of old barn wood, helps bring this reader-submitted intarsia project to life.
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How Much Lumber is in a Log?
Tim Knight shares how using “log rules,” a formula used in forestry, can help you estimate the amount of sawn lumber a log will produce.
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Teak Westport Chair
We’re expecting quite a few photo submissions of our latest cover project, but this reader’s write-up of the project’s progression provides some useful tips for future builders of this great piece.
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Can Crusher
A reader sent in this project from one of our plans after completing it with some questions answered by our staff.
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Red Oak, White Oak: Telling the Difference
As a forester, I field plenty of questions from friends and acquaintances about trees. However, by far the most common question is “how can I tell the difference between red oaks and white oaks?”
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Making Sawdust: The Weird Way
A few days after a reader received a wooden chainsaw-carved bear by her father, she noticed that it was growing “hair.”
