Scrap wood can make amazing garden bed edging, walkways, plant identification signs, and even garden tool storage solutions.

A skilled woodworker with 50-60 years of experience commissioned a unique tool known as a dog leg gouge. This video captures ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This column was produced before Gene Wengert died in 2025. It is printed here in memoriam. Q How deep should needles go in rough or planed lumber using a pin moisture meter? Insulated ...

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 ...

Prosecutors in Mato Grosso state to investigate illegal use of native wood as fuel for corn ethanol industry State reforesters association Arefloresta says over 50% of wood used in sector is from ...

A collection of Bronze Age ingots has been discovered near Dereham, Norfolk, shedding light on a period of advanced metalworking. The objects were uncovered between 2019 and 2020 by a metal ...

Lead ingots dating back almost 3,000 years have been found with several broken-up bronze tools in a discovery which has excited experts. The hoard was unearthed by a metal detectorist near Dereham, ...

In the world of wood carving, not only are skills necessary, but also the right tools. However, one of them is often underestimated even by experienced craftsmen – this is FST. In every wood carving ...