As long as people have been cultivating plants, theyāve 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,Ā 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
Summer warmth and sunshine can be enjoyable; but thereās usually a limit to how much of it we can take. Even the sun worshippers amongst us like to get out of the direct force of the sun at times, hiding out in the shade. While we can always go indoors to do that, itās nice … Read more
Every home needs bookshelves. Even if they arenāt used for real paper books, theyāre useful for storing an abundance of things. From collectibles to childrenās toys, with vinyl LPs and DVDs in between, people use bookshelves to provide them with storage space, to display what they own, and to organize their possessions. Letās face it; … Read more