Wood stain can be used for many different applications — from flooring to decks and fences, furniture to wooden crafts, there's a way to bring out the beauty and protect the wood in countless projects ...

Question: We have some casehardened lumber, I think. When we saw it, the lumber seems to be really hard. What is casehardening, and can we fix it? Answer: I do believe that “casehardening,” when ...

Editor’s note: This column was produced before Gene Wengert died in 2025. It is printed here in memoriam. Question: How much does lumber shrink in drying? We process red oak and yellow poplar mainly. ...