Fells Hardwood Supply · Hutto
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From Tree to Table is a woodworking class we teach at ASMBLY, a nonprofit makerspace in Austin. These pages are the written companion, plus the buying questions we hear at the counter.
From Tree to Table
- Part 1. Tree anatomy for woodworkers
- Part 2. How hardwood logs are cut
- Part 3. Thickness, quarters, and milling terms
- Part 4. NHLA grades and color sorts
- Part 5. How board feet work
- Part 6. Kiln dried vs air dried
- Part 7. Reading the grain
- Part 8. Janka hardness
- Part 9. Wood identification basics
More teaching
- How wood moves with humidity. Tangential vs radial, and what tabletops need.
FAQs
There are many more questions about woodworking. Start here for the ones we hear most often.
- All woodworking FAQs
- How is hardwood lumber sold?
- Rough, S2S, S3S, S4S
- Should I buy S4S or S2S?
- Bow, cup, crook, and twist
- How much wood do I need?
- Wood movement for tabletops
- Where to buy hardwood in Austin / Hutto
Prefer to learn in person? We teach From Tree to Table at ASMBLY, a nonprofit makerspace in
Austin.
Fells Hardwood Supply, Hutto, TX. We serve Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, and the greater Austin metro.