Schutte Lumber is celebrating our 100th blog post today by taking a look back at some of our most popular content since we started the blog. Thanks to all our clients and readers for reading the Schutte Lumber blog, and stay tuned for more special offers, green products, project...

Schutte Lumber Company partnered with Kansas City Homes & Gardens to support this year’s STEMS: A Garden Soiree, a popular annual benefit hosted by the Overland Park Arts & Recreation Foundation. To help KCH&G create the ultimate outdoor living space for the event, Schutte Lumber donated the material for...

A great beginner’s woodworking project is a bandsaw box. In just 20 easy steps you can make these fun storage containers. You can look up design templates online or sketch your own idea. Here are a few ideas we like: And check out the incredible 11-foot “Big Wheel” bandsaw,...

Never before have all the steps in plugging been put together in a single system that delivers a perfect result plug after plug. This is because Starborn Industries, Inc.’s PRO PLUG™ components have all been specially designed and engineered to work together, perfectly. The beauty of the system is...

A recent post on home improvement guru Bob Vila’s blog raises a bold question about housing in the U.S.: Should we continue building new homes? The post references a green building advisor, who believes energy consumption is of greater environmental concern than energy efficiency in homes. Here are his...

Schutte Lumber Company recently installed a new timber surfacer at our mill that is used to smooth rough timbers and create decorative patterns. The timber surfacer is just one of the powerful machines that we use to finish lumber for our contractors, wholesalers, and on-site showroom and lumber yard....

With the rise in computer-assisted design, we have a renewed appreciation for traditional crafts such as woodworking. The tradition is kept alive at places such as Maine’s Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, which was profiled in Architectural Digest. Here woodworkers’ creations, such as the fluted butternut bowl above, are celebrated,...

I-Joists and LVLs are becoming more and more popular as framing options, but do you know what they are? I-Joists are classified as an Engineered Wood Product.  They replace the use of solid dimension lumber in places like floors and roofs.  Prefabricated wood I-joists utilize the geometry of the...

Does your home need an extreme makeover? Enter Sears’ “Ugliest Room Contest” for a chance to get professional help with a big problem area (worth up to $3,500!). We’re thinking living rooms, garages, and bedrooms could be good candidates! All you have to do is fill out an entry...

A shift toward using dark wood in the home has sparked increased demand and consumption of walnut, reports Woodshop News, and retailers such as IKEA are promoting new walnut products for the fall. No wonder everyone is falling in love with walnut–the dark brown North American hardwood is a...