American artist Kerry Vesper manages to make wood ripple like a ribbon. It's not veneers or narrow strips of wood, but thick layers of solid wood or plywood that she glues together and processes, giving them a watery ripple. The artist cuts the wooden elements...
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Wood sometimes has portions with undesirable natural coloration or its natural color is too dark to achieve a very light, almost white finish. Problems with wood color can also occur as a result of processing, but not due to natural causes. During drying...
Although it may seem like a less important species, the properties of acacia wood place it alongside much more highly prized species such as rose and walnut. Its minor use in interior furnishings has made it less well known, hence its treatment as a species...
Natural oils are increasingly used for wood finishing. The turn towards nature, towards natural products and the growing organic trend have made many people want to use natural oils when they have a piece of wood to protect. But not all natural...
Small wooden houses and cottages have a special charm that keeps us coming back with examples. After the house on a Swedish island and the one on the rocky shores of the Atlantic, it's the turn of a log cabin in the forest in the Coast Mountains, British Columbia, Canada...



