Wood is the product of choice when it comes to manufacturing furniture. Plywood has been used in furniture frames for many years. And as manufacturers continue to streamline and automate their ...

In the last two articles we looked at concrete and steel, two of the basic building blocks of commercial construction. This month we will discuss wood and how it is used in commercial construction. As ...

Wood’s strength depends on the direction of the grain. The technical term for this variance is “orthotropic,” which means having different strengths in three planes perpendicular to each other. An ...

A Once wood is warped it may be very difficult to get it back in shape, said Dan Gelfand of New Look Refinishing Inc. in Minneapolis. But you can try. Remove the picture and glass, leaving the frame ...