woodworking network november 2015

Magazine

Woodworking Network Magazine November 2015 Products

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Wood Explorer

American Chestnut Makes a Comeback

 When botanists were grappling with the harsh realities of the arrival of the emerald ash borer to U.S. forests, most referenced the devastation that might come to ash trees in terms of another native tree, all but wiped out by blight. That tree was the American chestnut, Castanea dentata. Scientists now have reason to hope that the majestic trees, once widespread throughout North America but virtually eliminated by the Asiatic blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, formerly known as Endothia parasitica, might return blight resistant.

Furniture

Tiny House Has Legs

Even before launching Echo Living, the UK-based firm that specializes in tiny dwellings and interiors, Designer and Founder Sam Booth was no stranger to small-house living.“I spent the first 12 years of my life living on a converted boat on the river Thames in London with my mother and two brothers, so I understand firsthand both the problems and the joys of small-scale living,” he says.

Furniture

Tricks To Antiquing a Furniture Finish

When re-creating an antique, you can build something just beautiful, then completely ruin it with a bad finish. Here are some tips on getting new or repaired pieces to match the originals.

Management

Flexsteel Furniture Gets With It in Major Rebrand Project

Flexsteel, the 120-year-old furniture products manufacturer, revised its brand across all media, explains Julie Bizzis, SVP Strategic Growth, including options to share its products directly to social media inspiration outlets such as Pinterest and Houzz, bringing users a new way to connect and advance the Flexsteel brand to the social stratosphere.

Cabinets

Lowly hole saws: Why we love 'em

If you had to compile a short list of must-have tools to ensure a smooth and painless cabinet install, what would you include? A level? An impact driver? A cordless planer? For me, it's the lowly hole saw.