Industry Tips and Tutorials

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.

Learn how to repurpose a concrete-set rotten gate post in this tutorial with Mike Dunn.

Black window and door frames just got more affordable.

Precision is key when it comes to layout projects like stairs or siding, and often, simply writing down your measurements isn’t enough to ensure accurate cuts every time. That’s where a story pole comes in.

Contracts don't need to be long to be thorough. In this episode of the Solutions podcast, Seth Millstein gives us his contract writing tips straight from the attorney's desk. 

ADUs are small structures, but that doesn't mean they require any less thought or planning than a typical construction project. In this article, architect and Certified ADU Specialist Katherine Pelz shares some key questions to ask when starting the ADU building process.

Seattle Central College's Wood Technology Center provides some of the best woodworking education you can find; in this post, we learn the history of the center and an overview of its core offerings.

ADUs have gained popularity in the past few years; in this post, Certified ADU Specialist and architect Katherine Pelz tells us why.