Because natural world of wood is so perfectly unpredictable and varied, familiarity with tree types and wood grain is one of the most important skills of woodworking.
Different types of wood are better to use for different projects. The pioneers understood what type of wood makes the best fences, or furniture, or cabins. This post details 9 different types of wood and how to use them.
cheat sheet: Love the History behind the Detail of each style/if I ever eventually make a chair I'd love to know where each style of leg came from, what time period etc. It would make the chair all the more meaningful.
Help kids NOT lose their sense of imagination. Dinosaurs come to life while the kids sleep. Great option for creativity throughout the year (not just Elf on the Shelf)
The German language. hahahaha I'm dying. I've always thought it was a mean sounding language. In high school my dad couldn't understand why I wasn't taking German as my language, since we were had German in the background.
