Woodworking is a blast. It’s deeply therapeutic and satisfying to start out with some pieces of wood and turn them into something, whether it’s a baseball bat, a piece of furniture, a picture frame, ...

Woodworking can be an expensive hobby. The cost of lumber is already bad enough, but the price tags on new tools can be downright harrowing. This is why many new and veteran carpenters are always on ...

Close-up of full scale model of Engaku-ji Temple Shariden interlocking bracket complex made of Hinoki cypress (Courtesy of Ikaruga-Kōsha) A standard set of tools, installation view at the Takenaka ...

As a former residential and commercial carpenter, I have years of experience using a huge variety of woodworking tools. I used this insight to identify and select the tools I feel are most useful (and ...

If you’ve ever wondered what stands behind the smooth, exquisite surfaces of Japanese craft and architecture, an exhibition that celebrates Japanese carpentry tools and techniques provides many ...

Woodworking is rarely viewed as an affordable pastime. Whether it's done in a professional capacity or as a hobby, the act of shaping and molding wood into something completely different is one that ...

‘When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools From Japan,” the exhibition now on view at New York’s Japan Society, has a title so modest as to be misleading. By this standard, “The Joy of Cooking” ...

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When Sun Yong launched Sunmao in June 2014, he didn't expect the app, which provides the users with information on woodworking, would become a hit. It was downloaded from the Apple's App Store more ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Carpentry is a useful skill for homeowners who want to perform basic repairs and maintenance tasks—and ...