The earliest settlers of Seattle burned wood to keep themselves warm. One of modern-day Seattle's biggest suppliers of heat plans to do the same. Seattle Steam Co., which operates two plants that ...

That process, known as "solar steam generation," may soon be made simpler and less expensive … using burnt wood. The basic idea behind solar steam generation is that untreated water gets drawn up ...

Q: My kids were playing around in the house and a tennis racket hit the leg of our coffee table. Anyway, the racket dented the wood leg and it is quite noticeable. Is there anything I can do? A: The ...

There are some wood beams from an old wall frame in our basement that run right along the top of the 2″ steam heat pipe that is dropped down from the ceiling to serve the upper floors. I’d like to use ...

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