Author Archives: Lucy LaForest



Woodworking with Softwood Lumber

Featured Author Lucy LaForest on Dec 25th, 2011  • 

The most common building material for woodworkers is the softwoods; pine, redwood or fir. These are readily available at your local lumberyard or home improvement store. In addition to be readily available the softwoods are also the least expensive so, let's take a closer look.

Woodturning - The Art of Beautiful Wood

Featured Author Lucy LaForest on Dec 6th, 2011  • 

Woodturning is perhaps one of the most artistic of the wood crafting family of skills. That's not to say that traditional woodworking; or certainly wood carving is not artistic. They can, in fact, be very artistic. Look at the sculpted lines of a Sam Maloof chair, or the graceful style of a Craftsman table and wood carving is art by definition. What sets woodturning apart is the lathe