Journal
Slab Grain and Figure: What Makes One Saman Sla...
Why no two Saman slabs match: where the piece sat in the log, how color and figure happen, and what to actually decide on before you buy.
Slab Grain and Figure: What Makes One Saman Sla...
Why no two Saman slabs match: where the piece sat in the log, how color and figure happen, and what to actually decide on before you buy.
What to Ask Any Importer Before You Buy Hardwood
The questions I would ask any hardwood importer before paying: what the wood actually is, where it came from, what has been done to it, how the count is taken,...
What to Ask Any Importer Before You Buy Hardwood
The questions I would ask any hardwood importer before paying: what the wood actually is, where it came from, what has been done to it, how the count is taken,...
Working With a Designer or Specifier on a Slab ...
How I work with designers and specifiers on a live-edge Saman table project: what I need early, how holds work, what belongs in the spec, and how the schedule actually...
Working With a Designer or Specifier on a Slab ...
How I work with designers and specifiers on a live-edge Saman table project: what I need early, how holds work, what belongs in the spec, and how the schedule actually...
Winter Heat and Summer Humidity: Living With a ...
A solid Saman slab top shrinks a little in dry winter air and swells again in summer. Here is where you see it, what is normal, what is not, and...
Winter Heat and Summer Humidity: Living With a ...
A solid Saman slab top shrinks a little in dry winter air and swells again in summer. Here is where you see it, what is normal, what is not, and...
Surfaced Two Sides: What That Means and What Yo...
Surfaced two sides is a short phrase that does a lot of work. Here is exactly what it covers on a teak board, what it saves your shop, and what...
Surfaced Two Sides: What That Means and What Yo...
Surfaced two sides is a short phrase that does a lot of work. Here is exactly what it covers on a teak board, what it saves your shop, and what...
Buying a Slab Sight-Unseen Versus Coming to See It
Some questions about a slab table a visit answers and nothing else will. Others you can settle at home with a tape measure. Here is how I sort out which...
Buying a Slab Sight-Unseen Versus Coming to See It
Some questions about a slab table a visit answers and nothing else will. Others you can settle at home with a tape measure. Here is how I sort out which...