WoodMarvels Blog

WoodMarvels.com is now an official seller on 1000Markets.com. So far, we have joined Etsy, ArtFire.com and Dawanda.com so I will surely post an update as to which system seems to work best in a few months time.
You can visit our shop at the following link: http://woodmarvels.1000markets.com
We have added the same number and type of product here as the others so our test is using identical information to base marketing information after the testing period is over. So far though, in [...]

The first moment I saw this amazing snowboarding coaster… I was hooked. WoodMarvels.com had to get these on our site!
This is a great illustration of what is really possible when you mix raw talent and a laser cutter! If you are looking for an incredibly unique and functional coaster you need to buy both this one and Tee’s Mozzy coasters we released a few days ago! We will be releasing blueprint files for them soon but for now, they are [...]

WoodMarvels.com is introducing another unique feature to our sites and products, the actual recording of the item being made in 3DS Max! So now, with any future projects we work on, we will not only be showing you the assembly animation but the process that occurred even before that. We won’t be introducing sound for our building animations so that we can post both assembly and build animations at the same pages without two sets of music going off at [...]

I am happy to announce we have released a bunch of business card holders here at WoodMarvels.com.
As we are set to migrate to a new e-commerce and updated blogging platforms, I have decided to hold-off making these blueprints ready for digital download. Until the migration is done, you can buy these five business card holders prefabbed only. Of course, you can view the animations as often as you wish in the meantime!

I am proud to announce a new model has now been released by WoodMarvels.com… that of a great looking, Level 2 Alligator! This alligator features a number of unique and kid friendly features including a movable jaw, easy to grip body and best of all, will not eat your child!
You can find this model under the “Reptiles” and “Dinosaurs” categories.

Walking down the aisles of the local lumber yard, you can easily be forgiven if you forgot that what you are actually looking at was once living in a vast forest that critters of all types once used for shelter, food or just a perch.
Tree Selection
The first step towards the assembly line would be the growth of the forest to begin with, without going through billions of years of evolution, let’s just take it for granted that a healthy tree [...]

Studying a double major in biology and geography, I have done more then my fair share of tree coring but as a woodworker, nothing makes or breaks a wood marvel as much as the grain of the wood used.
What are tree rings?
They are produced by the plant’s cells over a one year period and usually leave a distinctively wider lighter white band followed by a narrower darker one to indicate different growing conditions over an annual basis. Many people think [...]

Forests are both a resource for recreation and profit and finally, the world is beginning to wakeup to the fact that one isn’t mutually exclusive to the other.
What is a sustainable forest?
A sustainable forest is one that is capable of maintaining itself without degeneration of the soil and biodiversity. Humans have done this for hundreds of thousands of years but in recent times, with trees being seen more for their economic value then their spiritual or ecological one… we seem [...]

A few articles back, I wrote about how plants evolved from bacteria over several hundreds of millions of years followed by an article of the results we see now… the World’s Biomes! As this is a woodworking site, how about we find out about the only biome type that is the source of our materials… forests!
Evolution of Forests
This might be difficult to imagine but for hundreds of millions of years ago, forests where just made up of plants. No animals, [...]

As part of my university studies in the field of biogeography, I learned a lot about the type, characteristics and distribution patterns of things around the world. From the random evolutionary processes that created the planet we all inhabit to the slow geological processes occurring around us on a daily basis.
What is a Biome?
Biomes are how we humans classify the distinctive environments that are found on our planet. They are defined by both the type of vegetation and organisms living [...]