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Month: March 2012

Exploring Exotic Woods

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,...

How to clean wood

  Home owners who desire to keep wood floors and furniture in optimum condition throughout its life span do not just use any old cleaning and polishing product.  Many of us have our favorite cleaning product for wood.  For instance, some people swear by using white vinegar.  But if...

Survey Shows Demand for Green Building Materials Increasing

Homeowners and trade professionals are asking for environmentally “green” materials, according to Woodworking Network. 69% of customers and 68% of building professionals told Krantz’s Green Survey that using green building products is important. This number is higher than five years ago and it looks like it will be even...

Nailed it! The Right Nails for Your Shop

Have you ever been in the middle of a project, only to realize that you don’t have the right nail? So you hop in your truck and, the next thing you know, you’ve spent more in gas than the nails cost. We’ve all been there. But here’s a list...

March Workshops, Classes & Clinics at Kansas City Woodworkers' Guild

Every month is another opportunity to fine tune your woodworking skills or acquire a new one at the Kansas City Woodworker’s Guild.  Here are few of this month’s great workshops, classes and clinics being held at the KCWG woodshop located at 3189 Mercier in Kansas City. March 17 (8am...

Wood of the Month: Black Walnut

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...