Stahl Lumber

How to Get Lumber for Free or Cheap

Lumber may be in high demand right now, but you can still score what you need in unexpected places.

Lumber Prices Are Falling—Here's How You Can Save Money On Your Next DIY Project

If you have home projects to complete, now is the time.

How to Test a GFCI Outlet: Bathroom and Kitchen Safety

Testing The GFCI Outlets In Your Bathroom Or Kitchen Is Key To Protecting Your Home And Family. Here Are Four Steps On How To Test A GFCI Outlet.

Milling Damaged Wood, Salvaged Lumber

Turning wood damaged by weather, insects or humans into valuable lumber.

How To Build A Storage Shed

We could all use extra space and a great way to add some storage without taking up valuable square footage within the home is by building an outdoor storage shed. Building a shed is a fun DIY project that any DIYer can accomplish.

Lumber, Steel, SIPs, Oh My

Innovative solutions for residential construction like SIPs.

New automation revolutionizes 120-year-old lumber grading process

The hardwood industry adds $17 billion to Indiana’s economy. Since 1898, the hardwood lumber industry has relied on the human eye to detect knots and other imperfections as a way of determining the quality of lumber. Despite some inefficiencies, this form of grading persisted because experts were unable to replicate the process with automation.

Can High-Performance Building Strategies Decrease Lumber Demand?

Solving the lumber crisis is a critical priority for NAHB, particularly because of housing affordability implications. Potential solutions that use high-performance building strategies can reduce the amount of lumber needed to build a home and reduce the demand on the timber industry.

How Lumber Treatment Impacts Woodworking Projects

Taking the time to consider how lumber is treated can give woodworkers a better insight into how to approach their next woodworking project.

Properly Storing Your Western Red Cedar Lumber and Other Building Materials

Tips for storing Western Red Cedar lumber and other building materials to avoid damage and degradation

Boosting lumber industry by making trees resistant to stress and drought

UGA's CJ Tsai is breeding drought-resistant, high-yielding trees for biofuel, energizing the lumber industry while protecting wildlife habitats.

Locally hewn: Woodworkers craft Marine Park timber

Survey: Woodworking industry faces major impacts but is still optimistic

Facing disrupted schedules, loss of business, and supply disruptions, the woodworking industry has also rallied to help healthcare workers in the pandemic.

Build a Rolling Lumber Rack to Fit Full Sheets of Plywood Plus Cut Offs

As your passion for woodworking grows, so will your supply of plywood and lumber cut-offs. This rolling lumber rack should accommodate most avid DIY woodworkers and fit nicely into the corner of their workshop.

NAHB: Lumber tariffs increasing cost of homebuilding

One question the homebuilding industry is faced with, especially while housing inventory remains low, is why hasn’t there been a larger response from the homebuilding industry to add more homes to the market? According to the NAHB's chief economist, one of those reasons is the rising cost of lumber.

NAHB: Lumber Prices Rose More than 170% in 10 Months

Builders want a Commerce Dept. investigation to find out why lumber production is so low – and they say new-home appraisers fail to factor it into their valuations.