This is Carpentry

• Understanding Moisture Content and Wood Movement
  (with Gene Wengert, The Wood Doctor.) Expected movement can be accurately predicted, which means avoiding potential problems down the road. In this article, we’ll explain the importance of understanding wood movement, how to use a moisture meter to measure the moisture content (MC) of trim, how to decide when a load of trim should be […]
• Following the Signs
  How do you respond when your integrity and patience are challenged? Are you far enough along in life to have figured out that the best lessons are learned when convictions and integrity are tested? If right and wrong could just be learned in the safe environment of the classroom, it would be so much simpler. […]
• Review: Katz Roadshow in Bellingham
  On the only cold, rainy day of the month so far, I made the trip “across the line” to Bellingham, Washington to attend a Katz Roadshow event at a local builder supply store, Builder’s Alliance. I spent the better part of the day in an outdoor makeshift meeting room, surrounded by lifts of plywood and […]