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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Jen[/i] [br]I just learned about The Good Wood Guide, a site that helps you make the best choice when buying or using wood for your next project. It's a UK-based website but applies internationally. [b] Good Wood Guide Checklist [/b](http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/biodiversity/resource/good_wood_guide/wood_timber_buying_guide.html) Step 1 Repair, restore or adapt something you already have. You may need professional help but it could still be cheaper than something new and it's far better for the world's forests. Step 2 Buy secondhand, recycled, reclaimed or waste timber. A better environmental choice than buying new. Step 3 Buy locally produced timber products that are Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified. If you can't recycle, buying locally-produced timber products means less fossil fuel is used in transportation. All FSC certified wood carries the FSC logo. More on FSC at http://www.fsc.org/en/about Step 4 Buy FSC certified products from farther afield. If there is no timber available from a locally certified forest, the FSC logo is always preferable. Jen [green]Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9[/green] The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.