Lumber Warehouse

Hardwood comes from deciduous trees that lose their leaves in the fall. Softwood comes from evergreen, coniferous trees.You can differentiate lumber even further once you have established whether it is hardwood or softwood.

It is much easier when you have the wood sorted into stacks of each length (2' increments) to grab the right piece for the job. Welcome in the $150 deck, I know I can hear you saying "how is that possible?".

While you can create the walls of a raised bed with cinder blocks, bricks and even sandbags, one of the most popular and attractive methods is to use treated logs to hold in the soil.Regular lumber begins to break down within the first year if it comes...

They are fastened together with a simple metal bracket and screws on each corner. The lumber for the raised beds has been sitting in the garage since autumn, so it's nice to have the project completed …

The plastic sleeves protect the manuals and, now, my tips and make them easy to retrieve. I've got one for Shop Tips, Garden Tips and Farm Tips. << More Shop Talk >> Tags project The binders can go with me as needed, and in the case of the shop binder,...

I've tucked away the rest of the old timbers, all the assorted smaller lumber pieces, and the whole recent delivery of plywood, composite and finish trim pieces in the new lumber rack.

However, screwing the boards onto the outside of the posts has the downside of all the soil (and plants) being supported solely by the screws and not the boards against the posts.If you do something as silly as planting large trees in your planter box,...

Maybe it's the beauty of the fresh-cut wood or perhaps it's realizing you may never again have to buy a piece of milled lumber. Chain-saw milling attachments are metal frames that help guide the chain saw in horizontal or vertical cuts.

If you are a landowner planning to sell logs to a lumber mill, you need to have a good idea of the logs' value. Do not include the bark in the measurement. Use the board footage that corresponds to the length of the log.Make deductions for any defects...

Then drill the other 4-foot piece of 1×6 onto the base of the opposite leg. It should rest in the V between the tops of the 2×4 legs. As an added bonus, you can use the shady spot underneath the vine-covered frame to grow a summer crop of lettuce or...

Every farm needs a good pair of sawhorses. With a sheet of plywood across the top, they become the support for a table when extra company arrives. You could substitute long deck screws, but don't use nails, as they will work loose.

Imports to the United States are mainly in the form of veneer and plywood, especially for use in decorative paneling, hollow-core doors and furniture. Okoume is the wood of the Okoume tree (Aucoumea klaineana), a species native to west-central Africa,...

I place stones on the plastic to secure it to the ground. The most recommended width is 48 inches wide and as long as you desire. Cement block as well as wood also makes an excellent raised bed.Pressure treated lumber is probably the most economical type...

Photo by Kristina Mercedes Urquhart Composting is a natural way to reduce landfill waste, recycle nutrients and create rich soil. Drill ventilation holes in the plug. Open the lid, add some compost material, secure the lid and start tumbling! About the...

Milk Cans If you live on an old dairy farm, chances are good that your barn will have a few large milk cans hidden away. If you come across a few old or broken windows, consider re-envisioning them as chalkboards.

Hardwood and cypress mulch can prevent plant decay by preventing water evaporation and nutrient loss from the soil, even during the driest spells of the growing season.Hardwood mulch consists of a mix of different types of bark, often scraps or leftovers...

Western red cedar wood accounts for nearly all the wooden shingle and shakes in the United States. Only the black cottonwood is commercially valuable and is useful as paper pulp, firewood and veneer for plywood.

Using row covers for garden plants is a great way to protect your prized plants from damaging cold or pests. Fashion arched supports out of PVC piping that are wide enough and just tall enough to cover your garden plants.

Broom Nest boxes occasionally need sweeping out when a hen mistakes her box for a toilet stall or when the herbs we put in as bedding need some freshening up. If you own or can borrow or rent a reciprocating saw (also called a saber saw, Sawzall or, as...

Eastern Hornbeam: Tool Handles Known by a variety of names (including Hop Hornbeam) and commonly confused with the Ironwood tree, the Eastern Hornbeam is a widespread tree that produces a very hard wood that is difficult to saw through by hand—believe...

Plantation-grown trees are straight and tall. The biggest threat to the Southern Hemisphere trees is their lack of genetic variability, which may leave them vulnerable to disease. A biological rarity in North America has become worth a fortune in the...

Place the head gate assembly (with the feeder support bracing facing away from the stanchion base) so that the bottom of G sits on top of E. Note: The legs of the goat stanchion can be made a different length depending on your breed.

Holding units for compost can be complex and expensive, homemade and simple, or somewhere in between. Build three bins to allow for consistent composting with each bin containing material at different stages of decomposition.

Many lumber yards have a reject piles for lumber with gnarled edges or split ends that carpenters won't use for projects. Building an affordable composter is essential for any gardener, but adequately planning for it is just as important.

Put underlayment in the bed. This can be as simple as newspaper to block grass and other tenacious weeds or as elaborate as landscape cloth and metal mesh. Text by Kelly Wood/Photos by Rhoda Peacher Growing in raised beds has many advantages: It can be...

Oaks are members of the genus Quercus. Female flowers are so small they are best identified with a magnifying glass. The male flowers generate ample pollen to ensure that at least some of it will reach its intended targets.

Pine species like the white pine can reach up to 150 feet, but generally grow to between 50 and 80 feet high. These massive trees currently reach up to 216 feet high, although much larger specimens were believed to have been chopped down for lumber in...