Sometimes the only way to create a truly custom space is to take matters into your own hands. In the kitchen, this might mean building your own custom cabinet doors. Not only will you get a look you ...

If you’ve purchased an American RV at any point in the past several decades, there’s a pretty good chance that at least some part of it was made out of a tropical plywood known as lauan. The RV ...

Lauan is one common name for lumber from a large number (over 120) of species in the Shorea genus. These trees are grown in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. There ...

The artist's terrifying wooden sculptures are built with skeletons of 2x4s, layers of wooden flesh, and then skinned with lauan chips.

The artist’s terrifying wooden sculptures are built with skeletons of 2x4s, layers of wooden flesh, and then skinned with lauan chips. But the sculptures themselves are delicately handmade in Fosik’s ...