I'm a relative newbie on this. earlier this year I built a dining table for my daughter. I stained/varnished 2x8 birch planks from HD, and used 3 cross braces that were 1x3's. I then attached ikea legs. Overall I was reallypleased with it, and she think I'm dad of the year. It looked good...

Hi all, I have a confession - I don't actually know that much about wood working. But I was hoping to get some advice about a shelving project that I am contemplating. I saw a home depot ad for diagonal shelving awhile ago and looked up instructions - it required much more knowhow with a miter...

I am new to this site and to woodworking, and I know that are plenty of different types of wood out there, so my question is this: Other than cosmetic reasons, why do people choose different types of wood? What are the pros/cons of using different types of wood. With only a few very small...