When should you consider buying your hardwood lumber width sorted versus ripped? Five reasons hardwood rips make sense.

This is the third article in a six-part series highlighting the sourcing, engineering, commercial availability, and use of ...

Below is a compilation of questions and answers pertaining to lumber and best practices for solid wood machining operations, as submitted to Dr. Gene Wengert, the Wood Doctor. Q. We are seeing some ...

The American Wood Council (AWC) has developed a free series of Guides to Wood Construction in High Wind Areas based on provisions contained in AWC’s 2015 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM). “AWC ...

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 220: Standard on Types of Building Construction, defines the types of buildings based on combustibility and the fire-resistance rating of their structural ...

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