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Spring is in full bloom, and in honor of the season of new beginnings, we thought it would be appropriate to spotlight aspen wood. Rising with out of the ashes, aspen trees are known to thrive in locations where there have been fires. Because it is lightweight, strong and...

Exotic woods are becoming more popular for beautiful home accessories and accents. Woods like tanguile, afzelia, banana bark and lemonwood offer a fresh and exotic look and are being seen in more homes. Tanguile is a Philippine mahogany used often for boats and canoes. Tanguile has a mahogany-like hue,...

One of the most iconic wood species in the United States, black walnut is valued for offering a rich variety of colors and figures. Black walnut can provide butts, burls, fiddleback, crotch, leaf, stripe, curly and more with heartwood ranging from chocolate brown to purplish black. With a long...

Southern yellow pine, the name for 10 species of conifer, is found most prevalently in the southern and south Atlantic states. Growing almost twice as fast as the average hardwood, southern yellow pine can be harvested in a short as 40 years. Most southern yellow pine species are similar...

For the month of January, we are going to take a closer look at hard maple. This popular woodworking species grows in trees that average up to 90 feet tall with diameters of 20 to 30 inches. Similar to yellow birth, hard maple is a heavy, strong hardwood that...

Sometimes called Black Cherry or American Cherry, cherry wood is a popular species in woodworking because of its stability, straight close grains and fine texture. When freshly cut, the pith is a very light reddish-brown that eventually darkens to a nice golden brown. Durable and resistant to decay, cherry...

Originating from trees in West Tropical Africa that measure around 100 to 130 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet in trunk diameter, African mahogany has a medium to course-grain texture and open pores. As an exotic wood, this species appears reddish-brown in its pith and can be characterized...

Attention fans of Festool power tools, Festool has recently announced big news. Every model of Festool CT Dust Extractors are now RRP Full Unit Certified HEPA Vacuums.  The EPA has recently passed new requirements for lead paint regulations, which are known as Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP). Since then, Festool...

We’re putting aside the pie to give our woodworking readers a real treat…a small slice of pumpkin pine history! According to Old House Journal, softwoods like pine were used for the earliest wood flooring in homes and were left untreated. Over time, this pine turned from a creamy white to...

Trimwork doesn’t have to disappear into the background. With purposeful placement, patterns and colors, trim moulding can create architectural sophistication unlike any other interior design element. Decorative moulding can be incorporated on windows, doors, shelves, mantels, ceilings, walls, wainscoting and more. The possibilities are endless! From Better Homes and Gardens, here...