From the Wood News Archives
The following article was originally published in
Wood News No. 16, Fall 1985

Hustling Wood
by Wallace Macfarlane

TREEN: Made of 'tree'; wooden. Of or belonging to a tree or trees; in quot. 1670, obtained or made from trees. Oxford English Dictionary.

When you start making treen, it doesn't take too long to find out you need more wood. If you make flat things like a cutting board or Lazy Susan, you can buy what you need. One trouble with turned objects is that wood from a lumber yard or specialty store is expensive. Worse, expensive wood ensures a mind-set that you can't afford to experiment, that you'd better hold your breath, not wiggle, and be perfect. With only a single pretty piece of walnut, apprehension can outweigh pleasure, and if you screw things up as I often do, you can get severely bitten in the pocketbook. More

Employee Contribution
Wax Eloquent: Make Your Own Wax
Highland Hardware's Home Brew Wax Recipe
by Chris Black

Over-the-counter paste wax is perfectly acceptable, but cooking your own wax makes you appear privy to the jealously guarded secrets of historic guilds. Your friends will beg you for the mysterious recipe and you can act aloof (then share it with them.) More