Boat building is normally a whole different side of woodworking, with its own skills, tools and specialties. Most woodworkers never attempt to build a boat, because of the complexity and the techniques that they’ve never used. Yet boat ownership is something that many people enjoy and others aspire to, even if it is just a … Read more
Modern flat panel television sets give us an option that older model units didn’t; the ability to hang them on the wall. Even so, that option doesn’t work for everyone. Some apartments and other rental properties don’t allow tenants to drill the necessary holes in the wall needed for a TV wall bracket. But even … Read more
The history of man is the history of war. Ever since the beginning of time, mankind has warred with one another. While those wars were fought for a variety of reasons, including such diverse motivations as a need for natural resources and religious differences, it really boiled down to a difference between “us” and “them.” … Read more
When most people think of canoes, they associate them with the American Indian. We don’t know how long the Indians used canoes to travel the waterways, as they didn’t have a written language or keep a written history of their people. But those native people were not the only ones to use canoes. Indigenous people … Read more
Building a set of stairs is said to be the true test of a master carpenter. That may be true for a complex staircase, but not all staircases are that complicated. You can actually build a fairly simple set of stairs, especially if you use plywood to do it. What usually makes a set of … Read more