Creating a Clean Curved Edge Joint
Creating curved edge joints is easier than it looks, just ask Steve Shanesy from Popular Woodworking magazine. Imagine a table, tray, or even a chair that features a beautiful contrast between two different types of wood with a free-flowing curve. This simple design method can turn a woodworking project...
Understanding the Science and Anatomy of Wood
Can you call yourself a wood scientist? Success in woodworking depends heavily on understanding the nature of wood, a once living material. Trees are living, breathing plants, meaning the wood that comes from them is made up of cells known as rays and vessels. These permeable components are what...
Building an Aromatic and Soothing Sauna
A home sauna may be just what the doctor ordered. You won’t need to shovel out anymore money on spa visits with a personal indoor or freestanding outdoor sauna. In designing a sauna, the type of wood is obviously the most important decision you will make. Any wood can...
Don't Over Do It: Tips on Preventing Over-Drilling
No matter how carefully you can drill, it’s best to use some backup methods to prevent over-drilling and wasting a perfectly good piece of lumber. Wood Magazine has three drilling tips that can help you achieve the exact depths you need for your project. 1. Use masking tape, but do...
Wooden Pergolas Offer Architecture and Shade
Builders and contractors looking to add architectural intrigue as well as functionality to an outdoor space should consider a wooden pergola. While providing shade and vertical visual interest, a pergola can create unity between an outdoor area and exterior of the home or building. Cover a dining area, a...
Slicing Beautiful Veneers from Wooden Burls
Burls are tree outgrowths that form as a result of dormant buds that create knots in a tree trunk or branch. The unorganized grains make for a uniquely and unusually alluring pattern but do not offer the durability of typical lumber. Even so, burls are sought after by woodworkers,...
Schutte Thermoforms PVC to Save You Time & Money
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our highly skilled professional mill craftsman here at Schutte Lumber can achieve impeccable custom dimension arches using thermoforming techniques and our high quality Versatex PVC trimboards. There are multiple advantages of choosing thermoformed PVC for custom trimboards. To construct the same shape with natural wood requires much more...
The Signs of a Good Woodworking Plan
To successfully complete a woodworking project with flawless results, you need a well constructed plan. Whether you are a professional or a DIY enthusiast, a woodworking project can go terribly wrong and lead to frustration and wasted materials with an inaccurate or hard to follow plan. Here are the...
Wood Reduces Carbon Footprint of the Building Industry
Unlike steel and concrete which release gases but cannot absorb any, wood has a two-way flow of carbon dioxide. Constructing with steel and concrete adds to our greenhouse gas emissions, not to mention the production of steel and concrete materials uses enormous amounts of energy. If architects and construction...
Integrating Wooden Architectural Elements in the Home
Schutte Lumber‘s selection of Timbers, Cedar, Engineered Wood, Domestic and Specialty Hardwoods can inspire unique architectural features in the home that will feature the unparalleled natural beauty of wood. Take a look at these unique ways of integrating wood to add visual interest and increase the value of a home. The...