Basics of Buying Lumber
Learn the terminology and essentials for building a successful project
This is a fraction. It identifies the thickness of wood. 4/4 means approximately 1" thick 5/4 means approximately 1-1/4" thick 6/4 means app...
Wed, 14 May, 2025 at 4:44 PM
1. You will receive wood that varies in size We will pull wood to meet or exceed the dimensions you need. If you need wood to be an exact size, no more and...
Thu, 6 Apr, 2017 at 6:44 PM
It's the unit of measurement for hardwood lumber when it's sold in random widths and random lengths. 1 Bd. Ft. = 144 cubic inches Board footage...
Sat, 29 Jul, 2023 at 11:33 PM
1. Pick a Wood You Like You have a lot to choose from, but if you're just getting started check out our featured woods this month. 2. Decide How Mu...
Sat, 29 Jul, 2023 at 11:36 PM
Buying lumber by the board foot is an exercise in estimation. Board footage is a measurement of volume, and this is the necessary way to measure hardwoods w...
Tue, 27 Feb, 2018 at 6:24 PM
Choose from 2 different ways to get the sizes you want: 1. By The Board Foot This means you'll do your own cutting/gluing/sizing, but we sele...
Mon, 12 May, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is lumber in a raw form. It hasn't been cut into any particular dimension yet. It's like a blank canvas for you to create your art with. Th...
Mon, 8 May, 2017 at 3:04 PM
Anything wider than 10" is pretty uncommon. Not impossible - just not normal. So you have three tried-and-true ways to get exceptionally wide boa...
Mon, 24 Jul, 2017 at 5:39 PM
The best way to get solid wood thicker than 2" is to glue it up and mill it down to the size you need. Believe it or not, this is more common than you ...
Tue, 11 Apr, 2017 at 7:55 PM
Creating wide solid wood panels with glue and clamps is a routine procedure in woodworking, and a safer bet than hoping to buy super-wide solid wood fr...
Mon, 12 May, 2025 at 5:26 PM