Low Maintenance Exterior Trim Products
The home above combines great traditional styling with innovative low maintenance exterior trim products. Schutte Lumber sells the trim products seen above, by Versatex, as well as durable items from many other fine suppliers. Here are the advantages to low maintenance exterior trim products: Same look. Nowadays, it is...
Whimsical Woodworking Projects to Make Summer More Fun for Kids!
In the summertime, the world becomes a child’s playground. But you can make your child’s playground even more special this summer with a whimsical new toy made just for them. Here are some wonderful wooden toys that could inspire woodworking projects with the best kind of ROI … lots...
Father's Day Gift Ideas for Fathers that Love Woodworking
Skip the tie, and give your father something he will really love by surprising him with a new toy for his workshop this Father’s Day, June 17, 2012. Host of the PBS Television Series American Woodshop Scott Phillips recently released a video discussing his top picks for father’s day gifts this...
Sunset Magazine's Favorite DIY Backyard Woodworking Projects
In a recent article, Sunset magazine editors’ assembled a list of their favorite DIY projects to enhance backyards this summer season. From adding a fun new way to enjoy your yard to enhance the look and feel of your landscape, these projects are sure to result in backyard project you...
How One Teacher & His Students Kept Woodshop Class From Being Cut
When cuts to education threatened to eliminate a woodshop class at Joe T. Robinson High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, one dedicated teacher refused to take it sitting down. Mr. Howell Jackson, armed with his knowledge of woodworking and his passion for his students, was determined to fight the...
Woodworking World's Highest Honor: Challengers Awards
The International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair (IWF) is now taking entries for the 2012 Challengers Distinguished Achievement Awards. Known as the highest honor in the woodworking industry, the Challengers Awards competition takes place every two years to recognize those companies that introduce innovative and game-changing woodworking products including...
A North Carolina Craftsman Combines Passions for Music & Woodworking
Recently published in the local North Carolina publication Hickory Daily Record, a Morganton woodworker shares his story of how he became an award winning player and craftsman of dulcimer instruments. Alan Darveaux was first introduced to the dulcimer while in a folk group at his Kentucky college, and it was love...
Cool Wooden Bunk Bed & Loft Design Ideas
Children will be more excited to start the 2012 school year if they have a brand new bunk bed or loft made just for them! A custom bunk bed or loft can transform a room into a special place for playing, reading and drifting off to dreamland. Whether it’s...
Tips for Best Practices in Drilling
Think of drilling like threading a needle; it’s sometimes a lot harder than you would think. Based off of a Start Woodworking article by Ernie Conover, here are the 7 best practices for safe and effective drilling. Identify and mark the center of the drill hole. Place a sacrificial scrap...
Tips for Drawing Arcs on Lumber
Two of our favorite sources — Woodworker’s Journal and woodworking.com — had a tip on how to draw a variety of arcs on wood using just a thin scrap of wood and a simple drawstring. Step 1: Pull the drawstring out of the bottom of an old coat. Step 2: Cut...