Building with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) was developed in the 1930s as an alternative home-building technique. Yet, it is hardly known by the general population. Interest in the use of SIPs has been growing in recent years, primarily due to the potential energy savings that SIP homes are promoted as offering. SIPs consist of an … Read more
Live edge countertops are very trendy right now, incorporating the natural beauty of wood into a home’s décor. But this actually isn’t a new style. Using natural wood slabs for furniture goes back at least as far as the hippies of my parents’ generation and even hearkens back to the homemade furniture of the Colonial … Read more
Thin plywood panels and shapes are used for many different sorts of crafts projects. Walk into any crafts store today, and you’ll find whole aisles dedicated to providing crafters with precut plywood squares for their crafting projects. Typically, squares are available in a variety of sizes, appropriate for a variety of different crafting projects. In … Read more
There are many different types of screws on the market today, each of which has been created to meet a specific need. Today’s woodworker is faced with many choices, both in the design of the screw itself and the design of the screw head. While traditional wood screws are still available, there are many woodworkers … Read more
The basic cob oven has been around since the 13th century, but similar ovens, made of similar materials, have been used in other countries, much earlier than that. We find similar materials used in every continent on the Earth, and even similar styles of ovens. But cob itself is an English term, which was first … Read more