Corian is still one of the most popular countertop materials on the market. Corian is the right product for those who want something better than laminates (Formica) and don’t want the high expense of granite or marble. Corian countertops are durable and can be refinished as the finish goes through the material. They can also … Read more
Softwood plywood is used extensively in the construction of homes. Plywood sheathing covers walls and roofs and is used for subflooring. The plywood is expected to span the gaps between supporting structures in all of these applications. While it does this admirably well, it is easy for the plywood to sag over time. When that … Read more
Tents have taken on many different forms throughout the years. While today they are mostly used for nothing more than camping trips, there have been many cultures in the past, which lived full-time in one sort of tent or another. The American Indians were one of these, as well as the Mongolian Empire. The Mongolian … Read more
Sandpaper is probably the most common woodworking tool there is, yet few people think of it as such. If we think of sandpaper at all, it’s probably to wonder where we put it after the last project. There’s just nothing about sandpaper to arouse a lot of interest, and cause excitement, like there is with … Read more
Since its introduction in the mid-1800s, plywood has grown in popularity and use. Today, over 700 million cubic feet of plywood is manufactured and used every year. The number of plywood products has grown significantly, now including a large number of engineered wood products, such as OSB, MDF and particleboard. Likewise, the number of uses … Read more