materials (hardwood)

The Features, Care & Cost of Concrete Flooring vs Hardwood Flooring

Aside from personal preference, there are things to consider when deciding on flooring, including the aesthetic and the intended use of the space. Two popular options for flooring are hardwood and concrete....

by Janet Leigh Keeney

Building Moxie with Thos Moser Cabinetmakers :: Moxie, Moser, Maine: the Next Part

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...

by jb bartkowiak

J Gibson Mcilvain Company Wholesale Lumber

Building Moxie Tours a Lumber Wholesaler :: An Interview with Shannon Rogers of McIlvain Lumber

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...

by jb bartkowiak

Understanding How Hardwood Lumber is Graded

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For more than a century, the hardwood lumber industry has held to a central grading standard established by the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) ... Today we take this grading system for...

by jb bartkowiak

Don’t Cry over Spalted Wood || TanOak: a Woodworker’s Dream

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...

by Kit Tosello