Terms of Service

Introduction

Welcome to WoodPursuits (“we,” “our,” or “us”). These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of our website at woodpursuits.com and all associated woodworking calculators, guides, and services (collectively, the “Service”).

By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of them, you may not access the Service.

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing, browsing, or using WoodPursuits, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the Service after any such changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

Informational Use & Verifying Results

WoodPursuits provides estimates and tools for general planning and educational purposes only. Calculator results and technical information on the Service rely on standard woodworking formulas and simplifying assumptions, and may not match the behavior of your particular board, species, or shop conditions. Wood is a natural material that varies piece to piece and moves with humidity, and structural performance depends on how a piece is actually built and supported. By using the Service, you agree to treat results as general guidance rather than a guarantee, to make your own test cuts, and to have any load-bearing or safety-critical design reviewed by a qualified professional. All content on this site is general educational content only and is NOT engineering, structural, or safety advice.

What the Service Provides

WoodPursuits offers, free of charge:

• A board feet calculator
• A seasonal wood movement calculator
• A lumber cost estimator with a waste factor
• A shelf span and sag calculator
• A finish coverage calculator, and a green-to-dry wood shrinkage calculator
• Educational guides, a Learn section, and an illustrated Woodworking Museum

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time.

Your Responsibilities

When you use the Service, you agree to:

• Use the tools in good faith for your own personal project planning
• Enter accurate figures, and check the units, thickness, species, and moisture fields before relying on a result
• Make a test cut or sample, and take responsibility for the cuts you make and the pieces you build
• Confirm anything load-bearing or safety-critical with a qualified professional
• Not attempt to disrupt, overload, scrape, or reverse-engineer the Service
• Not use the Service for any unlawful purpose or to infringe others’ rights

Assumption of Risk

Woodworking involves sharp tools, machinery, dust, and flammable finishes, and a completed piece can fail under load. You use the information on this Service at your own risk and remain solely responsible for deciding whether a given board, joint, shelf, or finish is right for your project. Always confirm figures that matter, follow tool and finish safety guidance, and rely on a qualified professional rather than this Service for structural or safety questions.

Tool Accuracy and Disclaimers

While we strive for accuracy, we cannot guarantee that all calculations will be error-free or suitable for your specific needs. Results are estimates based on standard woodworking conventions and the figures you enter; actual outcomes vary with the individual board, its grain and defects, your shop’s humidity, and how the work is built. WoodPursuits makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and disclaims all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Intellectual Property Rights

All content on this website, including text, graphics, logos, tools, calculators, and software, is the property of WoodPursuits or its content suppliers and is protected by applicable copyright laws. Museum and Learn entries drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons remain under their respective licenses, credited on each entry.

You may use our tools for personal, non-commercial purposes only. You may not modify or copy the website materials for commercial use or public display, attempt to reverse engineer any software, or remove any copyright or proprietary notations.

Privacy and Data Protection

Your use of our website and tools is also governed by our Privacy Policy. All tool calculations happen in your browser and are not transmitted to us.

Limitation of Liability

In no event shall WoodPursuits or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, wasted material, ruined workpieces, property damage, or injury) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on WoodPursuits’ website or tools, even if WoodPursuits or an authorized representative has been notified of the possibility of such damage.

Third-Party Links

WoodPursuits has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by WoodPursuits. Use of any linked website is at your own risk.

Prohibited Uses

You may not use our website or tools:

• For any unlawful purpose or to solicit others to perform unlawful acts
• To violate any international, federal, or local regulations, rules, laws, or ordinances
• To infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or those of others
• To submit false or misleading information
• To upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code
• To collect or track the personal information of others
• To spam, phish, spider, crawl, or scrape

Governing Law

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that jurisdiction.

Modifications

WoodPursuits may revise these Terms of Service at any time without notice. By using this website and our tools, you are agreeing to be bound by the then-current version of these Terms.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:

• By email: support@woodpursuits.com
• Via our contact page