Matt Buell says, “Without properly working machines and tools I cannot manufacture good products.”

"Wood Doctor" Gene Wengert also answers questions about light marks in lumber and cracks in interior veneers in plywood.

Also questions about wood turning red, light colored spots, and drying wood to be white.

Also questions about spots that don’t take stain and how weather damages trees.

Also answering questions about sharpening to the correct angle and using fasteners without splitting.

While CNC machines make the process of designing, cutting, and building products more sophisticated and easy to carry out, what’s the real difference between using CNC and conventional machining?

To keep your CNC machines in production, inspect these five components to determine if you could benefit from a controller upgrade.

It pays to look at ROI, configuration, software, workflow, and maintenance before selecting a CNC router.

The fastest way to test the moisture content of wood is to use a moisture meter. There are two main types of wood moisture meters, pin-type and pinless.

It can be interesting to think about how lumber goes from the forest to the manufacturing plant. When you add each phase together you can get a good picture of the key elements that impact the overall total of the hardwood lumber pricing.