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It’s time we told the truth about composite wood decorative panels.

Q. What is the difference between the hardwood lumber grades of No.1 Common and Select or FAS-1 Face (also called “Face”)?

Q. We bought some No.1 Common kiln-dried hardwood lumber and it is warped up and down along the length. This cannot be used to make our larger doors, as the pieces we cut will not be flat. The supplier says that warp is not covered in the grades. Is this correct?

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The primary reason that so many of us get stuck being a slave to our shops is that we don’t know how to fire ourselves.

Many shop owners feel like they don’t have time to spend working on their business because they’re too busy working in their business.

Q. I just noticed that our gluing press has a slight drop in pressure after the peak pressure is reached (caused by a drop in air pressure when another machine kicks in). Is this possibly the cause of our weak joints?

"It can often happen that when you milled up all your lumber, oriented your boards the way you want them for the glue-up, and you're just about ready to go, and you notice there are tiny gaps around the seams."

Q. When edge gluing, what will provide the better edge prep, a moulder or a rip sawblade? We rip now, but….