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Keeping Your Cool: The Best Natural Decking Material for Hot New England Summers
Coming off a 100º weekend and looking at a forecast filled with days in the high 80ºs and 90ºs, we’re reminded how important it is to consider the hot, humid New England weather when choosing the best specialty lumber for the exterior of your home. Specifically the...
It’s the Perfect Time for Those DIY Home Improvement Projects, Unless…
During the last four months of shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders, people have become real handy. With many businesses closed or operating at a limited capacity—and with the public health threat of a potentially deadly virus—most people are spending a lot more...
3 Reasons Wood Turners Love Working With Green Wood
Talented people around the globe have practiced woodworking for centuries. One of the oldest and most exacting types of wood skills is ‘turning’ with its use of gouges, skews and lathes. If you love working with lumber and want to try your hand at turning wood, you...
Three Signs of a Reliable CNC Machining Manufacturer
When contracting out machining work, it is important to find a company that you can trust to handle your machining. When you work with a reliable machining contractor you don't have to waste time worrying about the results you'll achieve or micro-managing throughout...
Reasons To Choose Custom Furnishings
Finding the right furniture for your home helps you create the look you want. A great piece of furniture matches both your comfort and aesthetic needs perfectly. The best way to ensure that you get exactly what you're looking for is to buy custom furniture. Pieces...
Talking Chop Understanding the Terms for Grading Cuts of Lumber
Industry lingo is a valuable shorthand that makes it easier for those in a field to communicate quickly and efficiently. Unfortunately, if you're on the outside looking in, lumber lingo can make it hard to understand what your contractor or construction professional...
Woodworking 101: Which Wood is Best?
Walking into a lumber shop can leave you speechless as you look over the grains, colors, thicknesses, and different types of specialty woods offered for sale. Not only do different trees present different colors of raw wood, but those trees also offer different...
How a CNC Mill Can Change Commercial Woodworking Projects
In traditional milling operations, the operator's physical abilities are just as important as a superb grasp of craft and quality control. CNC milling changes that, providing a precise, automated experience that changes the role of the worker. Streamlined Production...
How To Make Your Custom Furniture Last Longer
When you have something created for your home that specifically fits your tastes and needs, it just makes sense to take good care of it. Protecting your custom wood furniture from the common elements that can age it helps it stay beautiful so that you can enjoy it for...
What You Need to Know About Hardwood and Softwood Lumber
When your home improvement project requires lumber, knowing the basics will help you communicate effectively with your contractor. Do you need...
Hobby Wood for Your Next Woodworking Project
"Hobby wood" is just another name for shorter pieces of very high quality hardwoods and softwoods. I never fail to be astounded at some of the...
How to Work With a Professional to Get Custom Furniture
Custom furniture pieces can be a great way to express yourself and make your living space truly unique to you. Working with a professional in order...
All About Reclaimed Wood & Antique Lumber
We are always on the lookout to purchase reclaimed wood and antique lumber, and will travel considerable distances to get it! This consists of...
How Custom Furniture Helps You Make the Most of Your Space
Many people find themselves needing to capitalize on the available space in their homes, especially if they have several people in the household,...
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