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How to Calculate Wood Shrinkage and Expansion

Article Index — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:49:01 +0000

Wood movement can ruin a seemingly well-constructed project. Luckily getting ahead of the material and calculating wood shrinkage and expansion is fairly easy – all you need to do is multiply three numbers together. Here’s how to find them. Step 1: Measure the board’s width. ● Know that wider boards expand and contract more than … Read more »

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Steam-powered Sawmill

Steve Shanesy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:23:27 +0000

Last weekend I was lucky enough to wrangle an invitation to Miner’s Annual Saw Day. What’s a “Saw Day?” In this case it’s private backyard mini-festival hosted by Dale Miner and his family that features an all-day demonstration of a sawmill powered by a vintage 1916 Case steam engine tractor. The steam engine is a beast … Read more »

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VIDEO – Choosing Project Lumber

Robert W. Lang — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:09:00 +0000

Popular Woodworking Senior Editor Robert W. Lang visits Frank Miller Lumber to select the stock for his Craftsman Bookcase, the August 2008 cover project. Read more »

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Video: Buying Lumber, and Lumber Terminology

Robert W. Lang — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:04:53 +0000

Robert Lang heads to Frank Miller Lumber in Union City, Indiana, where he explains how to purchase wood for your project. He also visits with FML Outlet Store Manager Josh Brennen who demonstrates a few differences in wood selection, and tells us all about quartersawn white oak. – Tom Nunlist If you liked this video, … Read more »

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Buying Hardwood Lumber – Two Approaches

Robert W. Lang — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:09:57 +0000

Among the most often-asked questions we get are about buying lumber for a project. Although it seems to be a very basic question, and knowledgeable folks like us should have a quick answer, it isn’t as simple as going to the grocery store for ingredients for a meal. When you buy hardwood lumber, you’re not … Read more »

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Frank Miller Lumber – Road Trip

Glen D. Huey — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:40:55 +0000

This entry should be titled, “They pay me to do this!” or “You Gotta Love this Job.”I’ve visited a number of lumber mills in my days of furniture building , small mills, medium mills and large mills. And I’ve been to Frank Miller Lumber Co. time and time again. But this time things were different. … Read more »

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