• Houston Independents Forum

    Posted on April 11, 2012 by in greenwood bay

    The Houston Independents Forum provides wonderful networking opportunities for local small businesses and independents.  The next event for the group will be held right here at Greenwood Bay Woodworking Studio on Wednesday, April 18 from 6:30 to 8:30pm.    Please RSVP if you plan on attending, and I look forward to seeing you here! If you [...]

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    Is Wood a Sustainable Resource?

    Posted on January 29, 2012 by in greenwood bay, Wood

    I’m often asked if wood is a sustainable product. People are naturally concerned about deforestation, particularly in the rain forest. So here’s a short primer on the subject. Periodically I’ll revisit this topic with additional comments. So, is wood a sustainable product? The really short answer is, “it depends”. When it comes to commercial logging, [...]

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    greenwood bay Blog Intro

    Posted on January 17, 2012 by in greenwood bay

    Hello and welcome to this, my first blog post! This blog will cover a wide range of topics, all of which relate back to my passion: making and owning beautiful wood pieces. I will offer advice, answer questions, give opinions, and pass along information that I hope will be useful and interesting. As some of [...]

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    Drought Trees

    Posted on January 17, 2012 by in Wood

    Several years ago we had to remove the largest, oldest tree in our back yard because it had started to die back, and was dropping branches on our neighbor’s yard. We called the tree service, had them cut it down, and haul it off to a landfill. We hated to see it go. It was [...]

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