Wood
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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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Veneer on Video
Have you ever wondered how hardwood veneer is made? Yeah, me, too! One of my woodworking friends sent this link…
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From Oak Trees … to Lumber … to Projects
Herb Brodie builds woodworking projects from oak trees downed on his property: trees to lumber. Click through to read more…
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Bullets and Black Walnut
As I was preparing the stock for a walnut table recently, I noticed a couple of voids in the wood. Thinking it was insect damage, I continued to plane the stock to thickness. Then I noticed that the bug holes were shiny.
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A Popular Hardwood for Interior Parts
Mentioned in a previous post, yellow poplar is my go-to wood for many of my woodworking projects.
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The Cheap, Good Wood
The words cheap and good usually aren’t used together when the subject is wood for woodworking. But in the case of the Southern yellow pines, this wording is well-suited.
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Christmas Wood and the “Poor Man’s Ebony”
Tim Knight shares how American holly came to be known as the Christmas Wood and Poor Man’s Ebony
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The Sound of a Tree
It’s not exactly news that Sandor is a ukulele nut. Here he looks a little deeper at his affinity for this great instrument and its relationship to woodworking.
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Oak Lumber – White or Red?
As promised many moons ago, here are the sure ways to tell the difference between red and white oak after they are sawn into lumber.
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Sustainability a Tradition, not a Trend, at Osborne Wood Products
While some companies might pursue greener business practices in the hopes of attracting today’s ecologically minded consumers, sustainability has been part of Osborne Wood Products corporate culture for more than 30 years.
