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How to Get Lumber for Free or Cheap

Lumber may be in high demand right now, but you can still score what you need in unexpected places.

Lumber Prices Are Falling—Here's How You Can Save Money On Your Next DIY Project

If you have home projects to complete, now is the time.

Ask the Builder: You can treat your own lumber

Lumber Yard or Big-Box Store?

Here are three questions to ask yourself to decide whether to buy your lumber at a lumber yard or big-box store.

EPA Requirements When Importing Composite Wood Products

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to remind everyone who imports ‘composite wood products’ into the United States that they must comply with EPA’s formaldehyde emission standards, which prevent adverse health effects. What products are covered by this requirement? Any composite wood products of hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard (MDF), or particleboard, Component parts, or finished... Read more »

For Maker, wood fuels are a passion, career

Wander through the dense forests of facts and figures in the world of biomass energy, where technology, engineering and economics intertwine, and it doesn’t take long to discover one Vermonter’s

Look for the FSC-certified label on wood and paper products

Whether you’re purchasing napkins, paper or a bed frame, look for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label to help ensure that your wood product is “friendly” to forests. Forests are home to 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity and they help to stabilize the earth’s climate. FSC standards help limit clear cuts, restrict the most hazardous chemicals and reduce erosion along rivers.

Wood you like to go to arc?

There are always tons of beautiful furniture pieces when you walk into an arc thrift store. If there are imperfections or cosmetic issues you might wonder whether or not you should buy a piece. I’m…

Polestar Builds Environmental Cred with Flax, Recycled Plastic Interiors

The Volvo brand will use sustainable materials to reduce weight and potentially even improve the way the vehicle interior responds to a crash.

Your Floor: An Introduction to Solid-Plank Wood Floors

Get the Pros and Cons of Oak, Ash, Pine, Maple and Solid Bamboo

The Pros and Cons of Different Types of Wood

Don’t know your pine from your maple? Here, everything you need to know about the types of wood commonly used for furniture.

13 Cleaning Products You Shouldn't Use on Your Wood Floors

Avoid these damaging mistakes and find out what you really need to keep your wood floors in tip-top shape.

Timeless Wood Care Products, LLC

Steps to take when re-finishing an existing log home.

What is the Difference Between Wood Veneer and Laminate?

Patented Woven Wood Veneer Fabric Can Be Mass Produced

Woven wood veneer, threading vertical 2 mm slits of veneer into horizontal threads of fabric, combines real wood and the art of Japanese weaving tradition. The patented material, Ki-ori Tennâge, can be mass produced.