Homasote

Materials

For info about homasote: www.homasote.com. DON’T write to our site. We don’t sell, manufacture, supply, etc… this stuff. Homasote is a gray board that is made out of paper. It comes in 4’x8′ sheets and is 1/2″ thick. You’ll...

Plywood

Materials

I’m only going to get into the plywood we use most often. Plywood comes in standard 4’x8′ sheets and is always square. The thickness we use most often are: 1/8″, 1/4″, 1/2″ and 3/4″ 3/4″ plywood. used most often for...

Recycling

Materials

Recycling is an important part of saving our natural resources. Right now, as I type this, I’m sitting on a plane flying from Los Angeles to New York. I’m going home from a vacation during which I drove through Washington and Oregon. Seeing the baron hills...

Lumber

Materials

Board lumber comes in many different sizes, types and shapes. Most of the lumber we use in set building is taken from fast growing soft wood trees. We must do our best to recycle as much lumber as we can. While wood does grow on (in) trees, we should do our part in...