lumber
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Making Light of Too Much Lumber
Readers share personal stories of lumber excesses.
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Osage Orange Input
Readers weigh in on using Osage orange lumber and share their projects.
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Spalting Speculations
Readers chime in about spalting and gray hair.
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High Lumber Costs
What’s behind these crazy lumber prices? Our former editor reports.
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Ins and Outs of Roughsawn Lumber
Woodworking lumberyards often carry unsurfaced hardwoods. Here’s what to expect when buying these diamonds in the rough.
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Five Options for Finding Project Wood
Want better variety and lower prices for wood? We’ll help you think outside your local “big box” store.
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Label Your Lumber Before Shelving It
Ever have trouble identifying unfamiliar wood species by sight? This reader did, until he came up with a simple and elegant solution.
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Wood Distortion: Five Fast Facts
A quintet of straight-up facts about wood that has taken a turn for the worse.
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Is Bamboo Really a “Green” Building Material?
How sustainable and environmentally friendly are bamboo building products?
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Making a Slab Top Table
Variations on a theme allow creativity to grow even if you are working with a very specific main component. Our publisher explores the idea with this slab top table.
