A wooden dog house should be a warm and comfortable space for your pet pooch to sleep in. What’s more, it needs to be durable as well, providing secure shelter from the wind and rain. But, not all types of wood are best suited for handling wet-weather conditions. Which is why exterior wood is often […]
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Making a fantastic looking cutting board is one thing. But, making sure that the wood you’re using is right for food prep, is quite the other. Wood, in and of itself, is a surprisingly antibacterial material. But, that doesn’t mean that all wood types are safe enough to chop, dice, and slice food on. So,
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The best type of wood for a fireplace is always going to be natural solid wood. Free of any chemical or poisonous compounds, air-dried seasoned wood isn’t going to fill your home with noxious fumes. But, what about kiln dried wood? This specially heat-treated wood does not involve saturating wood with wood preservatives or other
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Selecting the best type of smoking wood is mostly about pairing the right mix of woods with your food. So, does it really matter if smoking wood has been kiln-dried? Or should you avoid cooking with this specially heat-treated timber? Well, in this post, you will find out how kiln dried wood differs from air-dried
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It’s no secret that pressure treating wood will help it last longer. Thanks to the wood preservatives infused during this milling process, pressure treated wood is much more resistant to mold. But, pressure treating is merely one of a myriad of ways we can go about protecting exterior wood from decay. Everything from rain to
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Mold growth is one of the most frequent problems that crops up when it comes to exterior wood. All of that rain, humidity, and even the moisture of morning dew, can cause woods natural material to decay. So, this is where a quality sealant comes in. By coating and sealing the surface of wood, we
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Is that wood turned log already beginning to show cracks and fine splits? This is a problem that often crops up when you work with ‘green’ wood. Green wood refers to any type of freshly logged timber that hasn’t had time to season and dry out. So, there’s still plenty of moisture saturating the fibers
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Have you started to see small cracks and splits appear on the surface of wood? Wood cracks (also known as wood checking) is a surprisingly common problem when it comes to working with ‘green’ wood. Now, green wood is the name given to freshly logged lumber. When wood is first cut, it has a lot
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Are you starting to see fine splits and barely-there cracks appear on the surface of your wood carvings? Wondering if there’s something you can do to prevent that crack from turning into an eye-sore of a split? Well, wood cracking is a very common problem that happens whenever you work with wood that hasn’t been
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Are you worried about fine lines or cracks appearing on your work? Aren’t we all. It happens to even the best of us when we’re working with green wood. You see, green wood is simply a catch-all term referring to freshly logged timber. When wood is still ‘green’ it has a lot of moisture in
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