I am having a couple of trees cut down next week. Is it OK to use the wood as firewood? One is a maple and the other is a pine tree. — Jackson Bos, Libertyville I am a big fan of having a ...

Lumber does not come from the an 18-wheeler trailer. Rather, hardwood lumber is sawn from trees with leaves, not needles, and the trees are usually 75 years old or older. Most of these hardwood trees ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For raw tree-cutting power, you can’t beat a gas chainsaw. Battery-powered chainsaws have come a long way ...

Softwood Logs are a special type of wood required to upgrade the Farmer’s Workbench in Hytale from Tier 1 to Tier 2. Here’s ...

Having just ripped up a big maple tree root that was buckling my driveway, I was about to throw it away when I realized that it was quite a large piece of wood. I could probably get 4 decently sized ...

Joe Wilp climbs a narrow ladder, seats himself in a little crow’s-nest chair, and pulls levers. A greedy metal claw plucks a rough-barked log at least 3 feet in diameter from the truck bed, swings it ...

If you’ve spent a summer in Tucson you’re likely familiar with the sight. Monsoon storm clouds roll in, blast a section of town, and leave a trail of carnage including giant trees lying in yards, ...