Planing defects such as snipe, ripples and raised, chipped or fuzzy grain can ruin a project. Here are simple solutions. Have you ever planed a piece of wood and then found that the first 6 inches or ...
Oftentimes, hardwood lumber drying begins with exposure to an uncontrolled outside environment in a process called air drying. At times, loss of quality in this process can be in excess of 10 percent.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —The hardwood industry adds $17 billion to Indiana’s economy. Since 1898, the hardwood lumber industry has relied on the human eye to detect knots and other imperfections as a way ...