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Dunn Contractor offers tutorials on proper usage of Douglas fir timbers, understanding moisture content, how to build sawhorses, treated wood, choosing the right plywood panel, and more!

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  1. What’s the Difference Between Kiln-dried and Air-dried Western Red Cedar?

    What’s the Difference Between Kiln-dried and Air-dried Western Red Cedar?

    Learn the differences between kiln-dried cedar and air-dried cedar and the ideal moisture content for each from Paul Mackie of the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association.

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  2. What Are the Best Uses for Western Red Cedar?

    What Are the Best Uses for Western Red Cedar?

    Mr. Cedar is back on the Dunn Solutions blog to discuss western red cedar's best uses—including exterior applications. 

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  3. What Is the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association?

    What Is the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association?

    Mr. Cedar returns to the Dunn Solutions blog to discuss the origin and scope of the WRCLA.

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  4. Use Shims and Back Beveling For Tight Miter Joints

    Use Shims and Back Beveling For Tight Miter Joints

    Master craftsman Daniel Westbrook shows you how to use a scrap of wood to quickly improve miter joints two different ways.

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  5. What Is Western Red Cedar?

    What Is Western Red Cedar?

    In the introduction to our series with "Mr. Cedar" himself, Paul Mackie answers a big, basic question: What is western red cedar?

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  6. Five Steps To Replacing a Wooden Fence Post

    Five Steps To Replacing a Wooden Fence Post

    Posts are a crucial part of any fence, and this simple replacement technique will keep yours going for the long term.

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  7. How to Prevent Rot and Decay

    How to Prevent Rot and Decay

    Building to prevent decay is a practice that tradespeople in the Pacific Northwest need to keep up on, given the influx of available materials and products on the market today.

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  8. High-Quality Lumber: The Story Behind Our Signature Blue-End Studs

    High-Quality Lumber: The Story Behind Our Signature Blue-End Studs

    Learn more about the enduring quality and history of our blue-end studs in this post by Dunn Lumber President Mike Dunn. 

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  9. How to Install Custom Railing Millwork

    How to Install Custom Railing Millwork

    Custom railing millwork provides a safety barrier and separates the home's spaces while beautifying an otherwise sterile post and steps. Learn more with this instructive tutorial from master carpenter Daniel Westbrook.  

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