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.

See how simple geometry can help you calculate the length of a hip rafter.

For the best materials when building or remodeling a home, look at siding and trim products from ColorPlus® Technology finishes from James Hardie.

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.

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.

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.

In this video from Catie’s virtual course curriculum, she explains how building length and total run can help you calculate hip ridge length.

Wood Technology Center instructor Dave Borgatti gives us a brief history of lumber manufacturing and how lumber sizing and naming have evolved over the years.

Seattle’s Wood Technology Center is keeping the city’s carpentry roots alive through cutting-edge education.

Learn how to adjust hip rafter head cuts to correctly fit between two common rafters.

In this tutorial, learn how to calculate birdsmouth cuts by focusing on the height-above-plate measurement

At Dunn, we know wood is our greatest renewable resource, which is why engineered lumber is such an important product. In this video, learn why engineered wood is so sustainable—and why some prefer it to natural lumber.

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.

Proper measuring and layout techniques make building hip roofs nearly fool-proof. 

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.

In this video from Catie’s virtual course curriculum, she zeroes in on the two areas to pay attention to when planing a hip roof. 

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.

Understanding different milling methods is critical to selecting the right lumber product. Learn how to tell the difference between a quartersawn, rift-sawn, and plain-sawn piece of lumber in this installment of our Wood Technology series.

The portable Milwaukee® M18 FUEL™ 8-1/4” Table Saw is an incredibly versatile tool, delivering surprising power and functionality. Learn more about its unique features, plus learn how to use it, in this video demonstration.

In this post, we cover the basics of circular saw blade types, the different parts of a blade, and what they’re used for.

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.

We’ve covered many of the benefits of using Hardie® Siding with ColorPlus® Technology finishes in the series. Today, we’re sharing  how to actually install the siding and trim.