Industry Tips and Tutorials

Today, we’re kicking off our Plywood Series with T.R. Cauthorn, Panel Sales Manager at Hampton Lumber, a leading sustainable lumber producer based in Washington and Oregon and one of Dunn Lumber’s long-standing suppliers.

Housing accessibility is one of our region’s great challenges, and we’re proud to see fellow businesses in the homebuilding space using their expertise to make a positive impact in our community.

Wood routers are extremely versatile thanks in large part to the extensive variety of router bits that can be swapped in to make different kinds of cuts. These are some of the most commonly used router bits.

Wood routers can cut all sorts of grooves, slots, holes, decorative edges, and more, all while creating a smooth, finished product, even on hard materials. In today’s conversation, Dave covers the three basic types of routers and what they’re used for.

We’re catching up with Jonathan Cohen, Ebanista School of Fine Woodworking’s director, to learn more about his journey and see how he’s supporting a new generation of skilled woodworkers.

We’re back with part two of our Biscuit Joiner 101 discussion. Today, Dave gives us a demonstration of how to actually use a biscuit joiner to make sturdy, seamless joints.

There are many ways to join two pieces of wood together, but if you want a super strong and incredibly smooth joint, you need a biscuit joiner.

Join us on the job site to learn about what goes into making grade-A plywood.

Track saws produce extremely precise, straight cuts, making them a helpful tool, especially when cutting long lengths of wood. Here we learn how to use them.

Today, we’re covering the difference between planers and jointers, the process of turning rough lumber into a finished material, and how you can do some of this work right at a job site.

With the right skills and tools, you can buy rough lumber and take it all the way down to surfaced, finished, usable product for a job.