One of the best ways to season lumber before using it in construction or woodworking projects is to let it sit and dry out naturally in a humidity-controlled environment. This may be the slowest method of drying your wood, but it’s absolutely worthwhile if you can manage it and have the space for it in … Read more
One of the most frequently asked questions we receive at our lumber store in Houston is what type of wood finish is best used for the lumber they’re purchasing. There really is no single way to answer this—there isn’t really a “best” finish, because your choice depends entirely on the look you’re going for, how … Read more
Woodworking is an activity that takes some physical skill, yes, but also is a tremendous exercise in creativity. Regular creative activity can help you to maintain a healthy brain, and can also give you an outlet to throw yourself into that will help you deal with a wide range of challenges you face on a … Read more
So many people want to get out and tackle home repair and improvement projects by themselves, perhaps to learn a little craft and save money at the same time. Though it can be a fun and fruitful adventure to do it yourself, it also often quickly becomes clear that any home project takes expertise and … Read more
Chances are, when you look around your home, you notice the varied decorations you’ve placed throughout your rooms, whether collections of framed photographs, tchotchkes from your family vacations or an artful flower arrangement. What could be missing? Well, one often overlooked way to bring personality and elegance to your home is to install unique trim … Read more
If you’ve spent much time looking through lumber in a home improvement store or ata lumber yard in Houston, you know very well that you’ll rarely find a completely defect-free piece of lumber. This is because there’s nosuch thing as a defect-free tree—every tree is going to have some irregularities or abnormalities that, in turn, … Read more
Whenever you purchase lumber for a woodworking or construction project, you can assume there’s going to be some level of moisture in the wood. However, it is important for those moisture levels to be kept in check. Knowing the moisture content of the wood is important, as it will give you an idea of whether … Read more
Drying wood at home requires proper technique and patience. To air-dry lumber, you must typically allow one year of drying time per inch of thickness of the wood. What else do you need to know to dry wood at home? Use the following tips from your lumber yard in Houston to dry your wood: Don’t … Read more
Woodworking doesn’t just help you build skills that make you a better tradesperson—many of the skills transfer to other areas of your life and make you a better human overall. Below are a few examples of some of these types of transferable skills. We see these come in handy every day at our lumber store … Read more
Visit a bar—any bar—and sit down for a drink right in front of the bartender. There’s a better than good chance that you’re going to be resting your elbows on a wooden bar top, and that’s no surprise, since the old staple and continued tradition for bar composition is wood! When you’re crafting a bar … Read more