When choosing the right materials for a woodworking project, one of the most common questions is: What’s the difference between hardwood and softwood? While the names might suggest that one is harder than the other, the real difference goes much deeper—and it’s not just about density. In this guide, we’ll Read more…
Whether you’re milling your own boards or buying rough lumber, one key step stands between green wood and great woodworking: drying. Properly dried wood is more stable, easier to work with, and far less likely to warp, crack, or shrink after you build. But there’s more than one way to Read more…
Burl round: The rarest type of the tree is a burl, cut from protrusions in the tree trunk. Burl has beautiful grain patterns because they’re irregularities and not part of the main trunk. Tree round: A tree round is a horizontally sawn slice of the tree trunk which shows the rings and Read more…