When you have a board with a grain that run off the edge of the in a bad way, cut a new edge, while the board is still rough, that more truly follows the grain. The following is an excerpt from ...

The squeaky little guy with pop-bottle glasses at the head of the lumber line has everyone behind him in thrall. The lineup includes a bunch of burly guys with Popeye forearms, giant tape measures ...

Salvaging dead or dying trees, and milling the logs into lumber is a great experience. It is part of the powerful connection I feel with the land, and I am always delighted to share it with my friends ...