WOODPRO - Species Selection Made Easy A free complete working computer program (that can be downloaded at WOODWEB), allowing woodworkers to select the most suitable wood species for any particular application - 1997
Options for Carving on Cabinet Doors A cabinetmaker looks for practical ways to make bas-relief carvings on wood cabinet door faces. September 23, 2006
Routing an Irregular Outline Woodworkers compare a pin router to a CNC as the device for cutting the outline of a map or other irregular object. February 19, 2013
Creating a Hand-Hewn Look on Cabinet Doors Depending on exactly what you want, there are several ways to get a scooped-out, scalloped, rippled look on a wood surface. October 11, 2007
Dishing Out Chair Seats Here's a whole slew of ideas for crafting solid wood chair seats. October 17, 2012
Sawing for Wood-Turners Wood-turners, carvers, and other artists provide a market for figured wood in short lengths or chunks. December 6, 2011
Whether to Kiln-Dry Wood Before Turning A woodworker is advised to kiln-dry Osage Orange wood (also referred to as "Hedge") before gluing up blanks for turning bowls. October 19, 2014
Carving Machines Here's a quick introduction to some of the high-tech, high-volume carving and duplication machinery that is now available. September 20, 2008
The Look of Hand-Hewn with Power Tools A curved power-planer or planer knife can approximate the look, but for the real thing you need the hand tool (an adze). December 15, 2005
Machinery for Making Rosettes Specialized equipment works better than a standard drill press for cutting rosettes. September 27, 2008
Identifying "Diamond Willow" Woodweb members recognize the unique shape of "diamond willow." Here's a photo. February 1, 2015
Rosette Cutting Speed Drill press RPMs tend to be too slow for great success with machining rosettes, especially in difficult wood. May 21, 2009
Stabilizing Wood with Polyethylene Glycol Advice and explanations about using PEG to prevent shrinkage and cracking in heavy wood disks being dried for a specialty application. July 15, 2014
Tree Burls — Causes and Value Burls from a tree trunk can yield valuable material for custom craft work. Here's some info on what they are and why they appear. June 14, 2014
Drying Bowl Blanks One woodturner reports success with an alcohol pre-soak method. January 13, 2006