Most homes are built with peaked roofs to provide for adequate runoff of rainwater and prevent accumulation. But not all homes are built with peaked roofs. There have been a number of homes built at one time or another with flat roofs, especially in areas of the country which see little rain. Some architectural styles … Read more
Most homeowners eventually find that they have inadequate storage space within their home. We westerners tend to accumulate a lot of things, all of which require someplace to store them. Our homes are not built for that. Some homes have a cellar, which provides some additional storage space, but you can’t necessarily count on that. … Read more
As long as people have been cultivating plants, they’ve probably been building trellises of one sort or another. A trellis offers a convenient place for climbing vines, allowing the vine and its fruit to get up off the ground, which helps the fruit to ripen, while reducing the chances of decay and pests destroying the … Read more
The router table is an incredibly useful tool, but it is surprisingly absent from many workshops. While the router alone is an incredibly useful tool, allowing us to counter the edges of boards for our projects and relief carve out the interior areas, shapes, and lettering on a wide range of workpieces, attaching that router to … Read more
Traditional Japanese woodworking is in a class all its own, considerably different than the woodworking of other cultures. The artistic nature of their carving and joinery reflects the nature of the culture it comes from. But much of the defining characteristics of Japanese woodworking and especially their intricate method of joinery is based upon practical … Read more