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What You Need to Know about Hardwood Plywood

Hardwood plywood is a great choice for furniture, cabinets, and many other projects due to its strength, stability, and convenience. ​​What is Plywood? Plywood is an engineered wood product consisting of three to seven layers of thin sheets of…

What Woods to Use for Outdoor Use

When you’re constructing a deck or building Adirondack chairs for your backyard, you want to make sure you choose a wood that can stand up to the elements. While many people go straight to treated yellow pine for outdoor projects (it is the…

How Hard is Hardwood?

An important and sometimes misunderstood aspect of defining wood as either hard or soft is that it has absolutely nothing to do with how hard the wood is. Instead, it has to do with the characteristics of the tree. Although the terms hardwood…

Using Wood is Green

Designing With Wood is Good! Designing with wood is often the preference of many homeowners, designers and architects. For those concerned about their environmental footprint, this desire can be stressful. Without knowing all of the facts, the…

What Makes Quarter Sawn Lumber Different?

Differences to Know When Designing With Quarter Sawn Hardwood Quarter sawn hardwoods are beautiful and distinctive. The unique look of quarter sawn hardwoods lend itself to an array of design styles, from traditional to modern. But, when…