We all know lumber comes from trees, but trees were not designed for lumber. Man has to take something that naturally grows in a cylindrical shape, dry it out and make it rectangular. It’s a peculiar ...

When I started cutting lumber for myself, I thought I could do it better than Home Depot. No more twisted and crooked lumber for this guy. I was gonna be the guy that did it right, the one that wasn’t ...

Watching lumber dry may be as boring as watching paint dry, but soon, the amount of time needed to dry a piece of wood might decrease dramatically, according to Penn State forest resources expert.

THERE have recently appeared four manuals, two published in Great Britain and the other two in the United States, which deal with wood and its technical properties, which with the exception of timber ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that a Williamsburg, Massachusetts, wood business will be getting $300,000 to find a better way to dry wood. Lashway Lumber Inc. will ...

A practical guide to building low-pollution campfires: choose very dry wood, aim for hot embers, and try three simple fire ...