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Wood Business

How to Make Your Small Sawmill Business Profitable
Kasters Kustom Cutting Case Study
How to Use Social Media to Attract Customers to Your Woodworking Business
Top Cities for Woodworkers and What to Consider When Moving
Why Is Wood So Expensive? We’ve Got Answers.
Hardwood Floor Warranties: What Do They Cover?
How to Start a Successful Small to Medium Sawmilling Business

Flooring Finishes

How to Apply Water-Based Urethane Finish to a Hardwood Floor
Applying a Water-Based Finish to Your Wood Floor for a More Natural Look
Common Types of Hardwood Floor Finishes

All About Wood

How Wood Responds to Changes in Temperature and Humidity Wood’s Tumultuous Relationship with the Elements
Common Types of Wood for Woodworking
Understanding Wood Movement—The Key to Protect Your Projects
The Price of Lumber is Down but Will It Last?
The Lumber Price Roller Coaster – How to Ride it Safely
Storing Lumber and Wood Components
How to Prevent Hardwood Flooring Problems with Avi Hadad
A History of Woodworking and Its Influence in Civilization
Kiln Dried Wood – Why Moisture Readings are Important
10 Steps to a DIY Distressed Wood Floor
End Grain, Edge Grain, or Face Grain? The Best Wood Uses for Projects
Understanding Wood Moisture Content
Hardwood Lumber Grades Explained
The Pros and Cons of Knots in Wood
Cedar Woods Remarkable Weather Resistance

Flooring Problems

Save Your Floor, Save Your Money, Save the Environment
How Moisture Affects Your Flooring’s Durability and Performance
Who Pays for Moisture-Related Flooring Failures?
Common Flooring Installation Problems and Their Solutions: A Homeowner’s Guide
Flooring Horror Stories—Don’t Let Them Happen to You
3 Dangers to Avoid When Installing Wood Floors Over Concrete
Why You Need to Measure Moisture in Wood Flooring
Tips to Maintain Your Hardwood Floor in the Winter
How Much Money Is Wasted Due to Flooring Problems Every Year?
Can Wood Floor Cupping Be Fixed?
Wood Floor Filler to Repair Hardwood Floors
Too Wet or Too Dry Woodworking: A Sticky Situation
5 Preventable Hardwood Flooring Problems
Hardwood Floor Problems: Heed the Warning Signs
Understanding a Squeaky Floor and How to Fix Them
When a Cupped Floor Has Been Rightly Installed
Adhesive Breakdown and Flooring Betrayal
CEO Ed Wagner Tells His Own Cautionary Flooring Tale
Wood Floor Cupping & Other Common Problems: Spotting the Trouble
Wood Flooring Moisture Content Affected from the Ground Up

Flooring Types

How Much Does Hardwood Flooring Cost?
The 6 Most Popular Wood Flooring Patterns
Is Engineered Hardwood as Good as a Natural Hardwood Floor?
How to Choose Between Hardwood and Laminate Flooring
Acclimating Engineered Hardwood Flooring—Why It’s Important
Why Is Bamboo Flooring Popular?
5 Things You Need To Know About Reclaimed Wood
The Ultimate Guide to Hickory Hardwood Flooring
Why Choose Natural Hardwood Floors?
Top 10 Flooring Choices for Your Home or Business
The Art, Economy, and Perils of Reclaimed Wood Flooring
Moisture and Humidity Measurement Still Crucial for Engineered Flooring
Bamboo Flooring Problems & Types of Bamboo Flooring
Hardwood Flooring’s Impact on Natural Resource Depletion
How Subfloors Affect Hardwood Floor Installation
The Wood Moisture Legacies of Oak
Rubber & Vinyl Floor Moisture Testing
Environmentally Friendly Flooring: Making the Right Choice
What to Know about Bamboo Flooring before You Install
Veneer Wood Flooring Uncovered
Softwood Floors Just Aren’t as Hard
Types of Bamboo Flooring and the Challenges of Installing
Engineered Floors Are Still Wood Floors

Wood Moisture

Protect Your Wood’s Quality with These Advanced Moisture Testing Techniques
Moisture Problems: An Unseen Hurdle of Wood Transportation
Smart Wood Moisture Sensors for Wood Floor Durability
A Comprehensive Guide to Determining Wood Moisture Content With Moisture Meters
Don’t Let Warped Cabinets Ruin Your Project
Alabama Wood Crafters Share Wood Woes When Overlooking a Moisture Meter
Acceptable Moisture Levels in Wood – Moisture Content
Understanding Moisture Content Is Important for Woodturners
Controlling Wood Moisture Content: A Key Factor in Woodworking Success
Moisture-Related Damage in Shipping: Is It a Big Deal?
Correct Moisture Content: Critical to Your Woodworking Projects
Forest to Finished – Wood Moisture at Different Stages
What Is Equilibrium Moisture Content
Successful Wood Joints & Wood Moisture Content
What Is Specific Gravity of Wood?
Watch Moisture Content in Wood Building Studs
Mckinleyville Middle Schoolers Learning about Wood Moisture Content
The Moisture Factor in Recycled Wood
Woodworking Problems: Wood Expansion and Shrinkage

Installers

Pierce Flooring Tackles Wood Flooring Issues with Wagner’s Environmental Data Logger
How to Expand Your Flooring Business
Subfloor Preparation: Essential Steps for a Successful Flooring Installation
How Much Does Flooring Installation Cost?
8 Flooring Options for Your Basement
5 Things You MUST Consider When Quoting a Flooring Job
DIY Checklist for Installing New Carpet: How to Plan a Carpet Installation
3 Dangers to Avoid When Installing Wood Floors Over Concrete
What Should You Look for in a Flooring Installer
3 Ways to Make Your Flooring Business More Profitable
Why You Need to Measure Moisture in Wood Flooring
Why Your Carpet Smells and What You Can Do About It
Combining Moisture Meters with Ambient Data Loggers for Installing Hardwood Floors
Installing Engineered Hardwood Floors – Ultimate Guide
Wagner Meters Offering Free eBook: A Guide for Avoiding Wood Flooring Failures
Thunderheart Flooring’s Quality Control Process for Moisture
The Pros and Cons of Water Popping
Mastering the Moisture: Essential Tips for Wood Flooring Storage, Installation, and Maintenance
10 Reasons Wood Flooring Installers Need a Moisture Meter
Hardwood Floor Acclimation: When Can You Install?
DIY Wood Floors: How to Install Them the Right Way
When a Cupped Floor Has Been Rightly Installed
Wood Flooring Moisture Content Affected from the Ground Up

Pin vs Pinless

Differences Between Pin vs Pinless Moisture Meters
Wood Moisture Meters Buying Guide: Pinless vs Pin-type

Tools / Products

Commercial Vs. Industrial Moisture Meters: Which One?
A Moisture Meter or a Ruined Reputation: Which Costs More?
Material Matters: Why You Can’t Use Wood and Concrete Meters Interchangeably
Finding the Best Wood Moisture Meter
Are Cheap Moisture Meters Any Good?
Why an Orion Moisture Meter Is Worth the Investment
Moisture Meters: Making Cabinet Makers’ Lives Easier
The Tool That’ll Improve the Lives of Flooring Installers
A Beginner’s Guide to Hand Tools for Woodworking
50 Must-Have Tools for the DIY Homeowner
How Floor Sentry Can Monitor Temperature and Humidity
Floor Sentry Best Practices
Safely Store Moisture Readings with the FloorSmart App and Orion 950
How to Use the Orion® 950 EMC Calculator & Smart Logger™ Together
History of Wood Moisture Meters
The 10 Worst Mistakes You Can Make with a Moisture Meter
How to Use a Wood Moisture Meter on Drywall
Top 11 Pinless Moisture Meter Best Practices
Why Buy a Wagner Meter?
10 Features to Look for in a Wood Moisture Meter
Oregon Woodturner Harvey Bower Gives Advice to Beginners
8 More Essential Tools for Hardwood Flooring Installation
24 Hardwood Flooring Tools for Installation
Woodworkers Use Technology to Work Smarter
Top 40 Essential Hand Tools for Every Woodworker – Mastering Woodworking
Top 40 Essential Hand Tools for Every Woodworker – Tools 31-40
Top 40 Essential Hand Tools for Every Woodworker – Tools 21 – 30
Top 40 Essential Hand Tools for Every Woodworker – Tools 11 – 20
How to Use a Moisture Meter – Easy Tips to Follow

Moisture Content

Understanding Wood Moisture Content: The Key to a Long-Lasting Floor
Acclimating Engineered Hardwood Flooring—Why It’s Important
Why You Need to Measure Moisture in Wood Flooring
Wood Moisture and What You Can Do About It
Relative Humidity and How It Influences Moisture Content
What Do These Moisture Meter Readings Mean?
Equilibrium for Wood Moisture Content
EMC: Time, Temperature, Relative Humidity
Relative Humidity and Moisture Content Explained
Temperature’s Impact on Wood Moisture Content
Wood Species: “Same Difference” in Moisture Content
Mastering the Moisture: Essential Tips for Wood Flooring Storage, Installation, and Maintenance
Hardwood Flooring’s Impact on Natural Resource Depletion
Temperature and Wood Moisture Measurement
Avoiding Problems When Mixing Hardwood Floors

Tree / Wood Types

Selecting the Right Wood for Your Project
Why Is Bamboo Flooring Popular?
The Advantages of Wood as a Building Material
5 Challenges Installers May Face with Bamboo Flooring
The Pros & Cons of Tigerwood Flooring & Tigerwood Decking
Working with Teak Wood
Working with Madrone Wood
The Tree Next Door: Douglas-Fir
Sapwood and Heartwood – What Are The Differences
Working with Cherry Wood
Cedar Woods Remarkable Weather Resistance
Considerations That Influence Exotic Hardwood Decisions
American White Oak and Red Oak Qualities & Uses

Wood Shop

Why Woodworkers Should Measure Moisture
10 Essential Tips for Accurate Woodworking Measurements and Marking
Woodturning: How to Get Started and Improve Your Skills
100 Common Woodworking Terms You Should Know
All About Furniture Makeovers [+ 3 Step-by-Step Projects]
Woodworking on a Budget: How to Get Creative When Money Is Tight
Brian Boggs Chairmakers: The Art of Building Furniture
12 Days of Woodworking Christmas Ideas
Why a Moisture Meter Is Essential for Wood Furniture Makers
Top 10 Essential Wood Finishes: Pros, Cons, and Application Tips
Aaron VanWhy on Guitar Building and Custom Inlay
Woodworking 101: Essential Tools, Skills, and Techniques
The Ultimate Guide to Woodworking Joints
Common Woodworking Mistakes to Avoid
Thriving in Woodworking: The Success of 3 Women Woodworkers
30 of Our Favorite Woodworking Channels on YouTube
Want to Build Your Woodworking Business? Here’s How!
Nova Strings Hits the Right Note Making Musical Accessories
The Importance of Exacting Moisture Measurement in Making Musical Instruments
Advanced Woodworking Lab Partners with Industry Leaders in Radical Approach to Teaching Wood Skills & More
Rigorous Selection, Stringent Moisture Control Are Essential for Top English Willow Cricket Bats from J.S. Wright & Sons
Guitar Maker Steve Davis – “All for the Love of Music”
Grapeview Point Boat Works Relies on Wagner to Measure Moisture
Custom Wood Harmonica Microphones Deliver a Sound That “Blows ‘Em Away”
Scott MacDonald’s Exquisitely Beautiful ‘True’ Custom Guitars
Master Woodworker Nathan Betts Transforms Wood into Custom Millwork and Stunning Works of Art
Woodworker Peter Parfitt Finds Satisfaction in Helping Others
50 Small Woodworking Projects: Easy Plans for DIY Wood Projects
Making Drums from Old Wine Barrels: PM Percussion
Anderson Design Woodcrafting Crafts from the Heart
5 Essentials for the Hobbyist Woodworker
Woodworking Project Decisions

Building Inspection

How City of Austin Inspectors Use the Orion 950 Moisture Meter
Must-Have Home Inspection Tools
Why Your Carpet Smells and What You Can Do About It
Get Your Business Involved with Post-Disaster Recovery
“Premier” Home Inspection Service Lives up to Its Name
Home Inspection Tools: Why a Moisture Meter Is Essential
The Building & Home Inspection Tools Checklist – What’s in Your Belt?
How a Moisture Meter Can Help Find Moisture and Mold Growth

Mold

How City of Austin Inspectors Use the Orion 950 Moisture Meter
Why Your Carpet Smells and What You Can Do About It
How a Moisture Meter Can Help Find Moisture and Mold Growth

Tools

Home Inspection Tools: Why a Moisture Meter Is Essential

Flooding

Get Your Business Involved with Post-Disaster Recovery