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Month: May 2011

Installing a Wall-Mount Flag Staff

Memorial Day is an excellent opportunity to proudly display your American flag. Show support for our nation and our men and women in uniform by install a wall-mount flagpole. Not only it is great for Memorial Day and the 4th of July, the flagpole can display decorative flags for...

Dovetailing with Ease

Organization is one of those things that you’re naturally good at, or you aren’t. Organization is, oddly, one of the keys to success when it comes to dovetailing. Begin by laying out all of the drawer pieces, face down. Label the inside along the bottom edge, using helpful abbreviations...

Grain Pattern Correction

As a natural product, wood does not always behave as we’d like. At times, grain patterns on a choice piece of wood do not run in tidy vertical and horizontal directions. Get the cuts you want from the same piece of lumber without making another purchase! Just take the...

Avoiding Blade Tear Out

Tear out leaves wood looking mangled and can make your project seem like an amateur catastrophe. When cutting or drilling your stock, take a few precautions to ensure a clean finish. Tear out is when a blade or bit splinters and fractures wood instead of creating a clean line...

The Ten Commandments of Woodshop Safety

In honor of National Remodel Month, we have found a few rules that will help your shop run smoothly and effectively during heightened operations. Though humorous, these commandments are certainly helpful and worth heeding. 1) “Thou Shalt Keep Thy Shop Spotless And Pure” – Put tools back in their...

DuraLife Siesta Decking

Schutte Lumber Company is a proud distributor of DuraLife Siesta Decking by GAF. Correct DeckCX has been renamed DuraLife Siesta Collection. DuraLife Siesta decking has been rated as the #1 deck board by many US consumer advocate magazines!  It is low maintenance decking board that allows you to enjoy...

Katz Road Show, May 27

The Katz Road Show is almost here! Join us for an exhibition of craftsmanship on Friday, May 27, 2011. The Katz Road Show strives to preserve the integrity of the woodworking industry across America by providing hands-on clinics for professionals. The show formed as a response to changes in...