Posts tagged materials (hardwood)
Building Moxie with Thos Moser Cabinetmakers :: Moxie, Moser, Maine: the Next Part
7September 6, 2012
While production methods have evolved some, there is still very much a hands-on, human interaction with the furniture that is produced. Yes, the level of precision has been improved with some pretty bass ass tools, but little really has changed with the ... meaning baked into each object. [...]
Building Moxie with Shannon Rogers :: An Interview with Shannon Rogers of McIlvain Lumber
0November 18, 2011
Now, while I am a super big fan of wood, in fact -- I love it, I can’t claim really to know all that much about it. Or at least this is how I felt after walking the yard with Shannon Rogers. Shannon, you see, is not only McIlvain's Director of Marketing, he is also a furniture maker, an instructor and, well, a blogger. And quite a prolific one at that. (I reprinted one of his articles here in early October.) [ . . . ]
Understanding How Hardwood Lumber is Graded by Shannon Rogers @McIlvainLumber
7September 29, 2011
by jb bartkowiak
in products
. . . This is not to say that the grading system is broken by any means; but rather, it is just a starting point to get everyone on the same communication plane. NHLA provides these guidelines but encourages communication (and negotiation) between buyer and seller about what is needed and quality required. [ . . . ]
Don’t Cry over Spalted Wood
7May 12, 2010
Spalted is the term for the coloration that happens when fungi set up housekeeping in dying wood. The large discolored areas are one type of spalting: pigmentation or sapstain. Those lacey black and brown lines are called zone lines and they're not actually a fungus, but an interaction zone in which different fungi have erected barriers to protect their resources. [ . . . ]
