After setting up my 1912 wood lathe, I created a heavy baseball bat better suited for demolishing. This video documents the ...

When you walk through a furniture store, the wood around you seems ordinary. Floorboards gleam under bright lights. Tables and cabinets are labeled with familiar names of wood, such as oak, rosewood ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Lauren writes about interior design and real estate. After years of white kitchens, it’s safe to say that wood kitchens are ...

A wood-burning fireplace or stove is a welcome sight in the cold winter months. Now, what do we do with all the ashes? Many gardeners recommend spreading them in the garden beds. However, check out ...

In a trailer south of the power plant, Dennis Strause is hard at work reclaiming wood from old pallets. He'll spend even more time there once he retires in May. "It's a home away from home," Strause ...

I am having a couple of trees cut down next week. Is it OK to use the wood as firewood? One is a maple and the other is a pine tree. — Jackson Bos, Libertyville I am a big fan of having a fire in the ...

David Haughs spent his youth building wooden bike ramps and club houses and he always had access to tools and family members who knew their way around them, a privilege he understands not everyone ...

IN 2017 A FRENCH auctioneer sold a 200-year-old violin bow made by François Xavier Tourte, regarded as the Antonio Stradivari of bow-making, for a record €576,000 ($687,000). Tourte was among the ...

With the winter months closing in, having a proper fire pit is a perfect way to fight the cold and continue to enjoy your backyard or patio. Smokeless fire pits in particular have become widely ...

Which wood cutting boards are best? Cutting boards consist of many different materials, but one of the best options is cutting boards made from wood. Not only are wood cutting boards aesthetically ...

In this video, I introduce the process of building a hand-carved sign for my logo using poplar wood, without the use of a CNC machine. The project involves using a router for bulk material removal ...