Q: I'm using some 2-inch-thick lumber to make a kitchen work top. This wood has some defects, like knots. I cannot figure out how to use my hand router to cut out these defects in a curved cut and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —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 ...

Oftentimes, hardwood lumber drying begins with exposure to an uncontrolled outside environment in a process called air drying. At times, loss of quality in this process can be in excess of 10 percent.