08 – What is a board foot
Rob Brown explains how hard and soft wood is measured at the lumberyard.
Rob Brown explains how hard and soft wood is measured at the lumberyard.
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Rob's blog: Against the grain
One thing all woodworkers can agree on is that wood grain is a wonderful thing. Having said that, many of us may like different features, or characteristics, of grain.
Project: Blanket chest
Here is a project that will give you a place to store winter items in the summer, summer items in the winter, or anything else you care to toss in throughout the year.
How to: Wood repair: tips for dealing with small imperfections
No one is perfect, but we can appear to be, or at least come close to it on our woodworking projects – once we touch up those few imperfections with a little wood shop ingenuity.
Know your tools: String trimmers
String trimmers (a.k.a. weed whackers or weed eaters) are available as corded electric, battery powered and gas models that can have 2- or 4-stroke engines.
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