In recent years, many traditional woodworkers have become very well acquainted with names like Roubo, Besson and Diderot. Through their writings and drawings, we find a very real link to our count…
Instructions for how to make a wooden trug that you can use for garden storage or as a planter. This is a beginner level wood working project that requires basic skills and tools.
Re-purpose a wood pallet into a quick and sturdy DIY cucumber trellis. It gives space for the plants to grow and makes harvesting an easy task.
Hey guys, I recently came across a site with over 16,000 downloadable woodworking plans and I was astonished to see how easy to follow they were and even the advanced plans came up with so many…
This huge guide has 243 different deck railing ideas and designs to use for your porch, deck or patio. Wood, metal, stone, glass, cable railing and more!
If you've struggled with diseases and pests in your garden, you need to know how to sterilize soil. We'll show you how and when to do it.
Hand tools, power tools, woodworking jigs, work benches, and everything else I use in my shop. Get your complete woodworking tools list here today.
Image 1 of 21 from gallery of Bar Raval / Partisans. Photograph by Jonathan Friedman / Partisans
In the dark ages of woodworking, before carbide, you never used the same blade for ripping and crosscutting. Cutting plywood required yet another blade. Today, hybrid blades allow you to avoid blade…
Look at this perfect pallet tool rack organization. It was made of new wood in the link where we found it, but could easily be made out of pallets!
Make a DIY yarn swift at home. 2 video tutorials inside, one tutorial requires the use of power tools (drill) and some readers asked for something simpler and building from scratch.
Stone tools Around the same age as the Homo Rudolfensis lived, originate the first stone tools. Almost the oldest known stone tool found date from 2.6 million years ago and was found at Gona in Eth…
No matter where you live, outdoor furniture takes a beating – just in different ways. There are several ways to approach extending the lifespan of outdoor
How to Make a Sumac Pocket Whistle: Making a functional whistle that can fit in your pocket can be a difficult process that takes some practice, experimentation, and tuning, but I hope that this guide will well inform you in how to create a Sumac Pocket Whistle. Materials straight…
Renovating a deck, or trying your hand at woodworking? Find out which type of sandpaper—and which sandpaper grit—is best for your project.
Provides the basics for how to evaluate the species, cut, hardness price and other factors for choosing the lumber to use in your project.
Instructions for how to make a wooden trug that you can use for garden storage or as a planter. This is a beginner level wood working project that requires basic skills and tools.
With an increase of off-gridders, hikers, campers, survivalists and travelers there is a need that brings us back to trusted primitive tools and appliances.
Woodworking, depending upon you perspective, is considered an art, a craft or a hobby. However it can also be a means to a substantial income. There are many people who love working with wood, but…
Woodworking is a great practical life activity for children at a variety of ages.
My first carving completed in Australia
South African koeksisters are a from-scratch braided donut that's cooked crisp then soaked in sweet spiced syrup. A favorite sweet treat that you can commonly buy in South Africa, and a special taste of home for ex-pats around the world.
Explore 20 inspiring hydrangea gardens for ideas and tips for companion plants, where and when to plant hydrangeas, and how to grow them in the South.
Whether you're building, gardening, cleaning, on a construction, doing repairs and maintenance, you'll need these homesteading tools to make the job easier!
The Urban Woodsman, a modern guide to carving spoons, bowls and boards by Max Bainbridge of Forest and Found. Photography and Styling by Dean and Jeska Hearne.
Whether you’re a novice or an expert, these tools are crucial for getting jobs done at home. Bet there isn’t a DIYer around that doesn’t have #19 at the ready!
Homemade Stilts: I have been wanting to make a large monster costume for Halloween for awhile now. I looked into getting some drywall stilts bet found they were $60 or more. I figured I could make my own for cheaper than that and get the pleasure of making something…
Master woodworker George Vondriska teaches you all about the strength of the glue joints on your woodworking projects.
Recently I have received two emails asking me how my painting process works. (Thank you Cris and Randall) They have prompted me to write a brief explanation. First for me, when creating a painting, it is rarely about a specific place. Instead it can be the idea, the emotional response to that place or simply an idea and then I allow the painting to direct me. There is a trust with the painting. It knows what I should do. I just need to slow down and listen...then respond (rather than think). I try not to direct, those are my less successful paintings. For someone who is a little hyper this has been a serious learning curve in my life. That's why I am not someone who leans on photographs to guide me. Yes, I take photographs.... but they are to remind me of the beauty I once saw. They spark an idea. I also do numerous plein air paintings and studies. The teach me about the possibilities of light. The biggest tool in my toolbox is a walk. I paint then when I come to a stopping place I walk for a half hour. (I take several walks a day.)The walk is a quiet processing time. I don't talk, listen to music or have any other input... just the landscape around me. It's amazing how it can all come together without even "thinking" about the painting. This particular painting began last year. I was in Skagit County Washington, where the light at sunset can be like a big cantaloupe filter. I returned home and did drawings that were inspired by my river, the Potomac and the Skagit. Now last week I was back in Skagit County and it was easy to feel what I was missing in the light.
If you are just getting into the hobby of woodworking, below is a list of woodworking tools that will help you get started. The tools we have listed are
