24th December 2005
* "Besides paying federal, state, county, city, social security, medicare, property and sales taxes, I create, handcraft and sell a little merchandise too!" Johnny W Morlan
* "Customers are quite a treasure, we serve them with great pleasure!" Johnny...
17th December 2005
Hello, my name is Johnny W Morlan, owner and webmaster from the very start of J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts business website. I have had my business website on the web for over 10 years, J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts. I am a woodworking artist {designer...
15th December 2005
I started this column because of my desire to share my woodworking experiences and to teach and help people become better woodworkers. I have more than 20 years of experience working with wood and have worked more than 350 different species of wood. I nor...
09th December 2005
How To Produce Sales & Make A Website Prosperous
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24th November 2005
Overall Box Construction Technique
Boxes can be any creations that have three or more sides and are meant to be displayed either laying flat on a 180 degree surface or standing or hanging in a 90 degree horizontal upright position.
Johnny's wood box...
24th November 2005
The world and the Internet are filled with artists. Artists are everywhere! Because of the competition, only a few get noticed and make money at it.
Take these for instance, on the Internet, www.wwar.com, www.yessy.com and www.fine-art.com. Sure they r...
24th November 2005
For several years, I have complied facts on wood and trees. Here are 77 that I will share with you. I add to and update it frequently. Some are pretty astounding.
* The most recently discovered tree specie is the Wollemi Pine, {Wollemia nobilis}. It wa...
24th November 2005
Exotic wood even in the raw is an investment. Once correctly worked and created into an object the investment will multiply many times in the years and decades to come. This is why it is essential to know and understand wood movement between the many diff...
24th November 2005
I place each species of wood into one of four wood movement categories, they are minute, small, average and great.
Woods should be glued {laminated} whether edge to edge, face to face or edge to face only to other woods within the movement category the...
24th November 2005
In this article I will not go into explaining the rules of grading hardwood or softwood lumber as they are very complicated and lengthy. I will list the grades that are sold, the dimensions that are available and the ways retailers price and sell lumber.
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24th November 2005
The art medium of woodworking differs from all other art mediums in numerous ways. In this day and age, the woodworker has to be environmentally conscientious because in today's society the rainforests and the depletion of trees is a major concern. To the...