Storing lumber and how to prevent cupping in a tabletop.

The Wood Doctor also settles a debate about cutting maple timber.

Characteristics of incoming lumber affect yield, processing costs, and ultimate quality of what you manufacture.

Also a question about streaking stains in cedar.

Other questions to the Wood Doctor include pine pitch problems and how pine pitch was once an important resource.

Gene Wengert, the Wood Doctor, also answers questions about the bendability of MDF and sticker stain when drying lumber.

Tips about epoxy, marking defects, and carpenter bees.

Gang ripping lumber is a complex process requiring special blades and techniques.

Also questions about warp after ripping lumber, grading oversized rough lumber.