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What causes the blue, purple, and gray coloring in Beetle Kill Pine lumber?

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Q: What type of wood is this?

A: Black Walnut is known for its hardness and dark brown inner coloring with outer light beige outer ring

Q: Which type of fasteners would be best when building a table of Beetle Kill Pine?

A: Hidden tenons allow for more wood movement as Pine is especially known for continual expansion and contraction.

Q: What causes the blue, purple, and gray coloring in Beetle Kill Pine lumber?

A: The blue stain pine fungus works symbiotically with the beetles by turning the tree wood into nutrients.

Q: When would you use a Kreg screw?

A: Typically Kreg screws are used when mechanically fastening wood to a pre-existing surface, such as installing new cabinetry.

Q: What is a hidden tenon

A: It is a joinery method that uses small domino-like wood pieces inserted into holes with wood glue to create strong joints.

Q: Which option best describes a “live edge”?

A: Furniture with the de-barked natural edge

Q: How could one add a live edge to a planed board?

A: Hidden tenons with wood glue will give the tightest joint and is most unlikely to fail.

Q: What is the function of a jointer?

A: A jointer cuts an extremely flat surface so that joint has gap in the seam

Q: For a crosscut, which tool would you use?

A: A chop saw is the safest choice.

Q: When hand-sanding, why is it best to sand in the direction of the grain?

A: Sanding in the direction of the grain will help you avoid the look of sanding marks cutting through wood grain.