Deck building is on the rise. According to a 2011 report by The Freedonia Group, leading business researchers, “U.S. demand for decking is forecast to rise 2.7 percent annually through 2014.” Why?

Below are some questions and answers pertaining to lumber and best practices for solid wood machining operations, as submitted to Dr. Gene Wengert, the Wood Doctor. Q. We have been buying steamed ...

Unlock the secrets of mastering precision in woodworking with our latest tutorial! Discover how to cut thin strips of wood ...

Wood planing is the art of shaving wood into really thin strips. It's a Japanese carpentry technique, and it's become competitive. Some people are able to shave wood thinner than the size of a cell.

In this video, I will be hand planing and shaping wood to build the first wooden wall of my log off-grid cabin in a remote rural area of the mountainous northern province of Vietnam. The journey ahead ...