Woodworking FAQs
At Fells Hardwood Supply in Hutto, woodworkers ask us questions every week about buying and working with hardwood — and many more questions about woodworking. We answer those questions here.
Buying basics
- How is hardwood lumber sold?
- What do rough sawn, S2S, S3S, and S4S mean?
- Should I buy S4S or S2S?
- What are bow, cup, crook, and twist?
- How much wood do I need for my project?
- How much wood movement for tabletops?
Local
From Tree to Table
From Tree to Table is a woodworking class that we teach at ASMBLY, a nonprofit makerspace in Austin. Our written series covers sawing, grading, drying, board-foot pricing, and choosing boards for a project. Start on Learn, or open the From Tree to Table chapter index.
Fells Hardwood Supply — Hutto, TX — serving Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, and the greater Austin metro.