Second installment of Wood Doctor’s original column covers symptoms, diagnoses, and cures for furniture ailments.

Gene Wengert, the Wood Doctor, has been answering readers questions since 1979; here’s his first column.

Plus the Wood Doctor answers questions about how wood burns, and why spruce is preferred for musical instruments.

The Wood Doctor also answers questions about bumps in wooden flooring, and how thick 4/4 lumber is supposed to be.

The Wood Doctor also answers questions about black locust. estimating lumber weight, and achieving white wood in drying.

Trying to confirm an antique wood species, plus a question about justifying an in-line moisture meter.

The Wood Doctor also answers questions on about predrilling for screws.

The Wood Doctor also answers questions on whether owning a sawmill is worth it, lumber grading and yield.

Also answers on walnut toxicity, paint peeling in pine, and kiln temperatures.

Efficient strategies for measuring moisture and thoughts on increased salinity in wood.