Grind the ends of the boards to look weathered. Remove some of the soft wood from between the growth rings (darker wood grain ...

Cedar is classified as a softwood, which is generally regarded as one of the types of wood to never use for smoking and ...

The US Department of Commerce has said it has concluded that imports of Canadian softwood lumber are being unfairly subsidised. In a statement released on Thursday, it said efforts to reach a ...

Workers at Hermisons industrial briquettes production facility in Kiambu County, Kenya. NAIROBI, KENYA: Paul Mworia saw a business opportunity in briquettes while he went on his transport business ...

For example, pine is a very soft wood and not really ideal for flooring as it doesn’t take much to dent it; whilst Brazilian walnut is the hardness of all hardwood species and is practically ...

If you search for “Spotswood” on the Australian Bureau of Statistics website, it will politely ask: “Did you mean softwood?” Once the data is located, it is perhaps clear why – just 2820 ...

Veneer is often used to cover a cheaper material such as plywood, MDF or even a softwood. Quite often an ‘oak’ table will actually be an MDF table with an oak veneer. The table could still be ...

You may choose to use a wood burning stove or multifuel stove as a source of heat in your home. In order to rate the performance of popular wood burning stove brands, we asked 1,375 Which? members to ...