We wanted a nice L-shaped sectional for our patio. We looked at West Elm. $2,500. We looked at Wayfair. $1,200 (for flimsy metal). I said, "...

My wife asked for a bench near her vegetable garden. "Something simple," she said. "Something modern," she added. "Something that won't rot ...

Let's be honest. Sometimes you just want to build a piece of furniture in a weekend, spend $50 on lumber, and have it look like you bought i...

We gutted the master bathroom. I refused to put a particle-board vanity from Home Depot in there. I wanted a . Floating vanities make a smal...

I have a 4-foot wide strip of dirt on the side of my house. It collects weeds. I decided to turn it into a for long-handled tools (rakes, s...

It is February. The pressure is on. You could buy chocolates (gone in 10 minutes) or flowers (dead in 3 days). OR... you could spend 40 hour...

And what I do... is make sawdust. The is a classic woodworking project. It looks magical—a seamless wooden block with a drawer cut out of t...

Matches my Patio Couch (Project 166). I wanted a coffee table that could survive a hurricane. --- Part 1: The Concrete Top Making a concrete...

My son had a problem. He had 50 Hot Wheels cars. They were in a bucket. Which means he couldn't find the one he wanted, and I was constantly...

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The Revival of Japanese Sashimono Joinery: Precision Craft for Modern Furniture There's something uniquely satisfying about crafting somethi...

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It was a rough afternoon in my LA workshop—a dust storm of sawdust, my trusty Labrador, Chip, sneezing wildly, amid a soundtrack of buzzing ...

AI in the Workshop? You're Damn Right. Let's Build It. I was staring at a monster slab of mesquite the other day. Three inches thick, a beau...

When I first set up my shop in Seattle, nestled between the towering cedar trees and the constant drizzle, I never imagined that a laser bea...

The Whisper of the Chisel: Finding Soul in a World of Perfect Lines Last week, as the first hints of a Vermont spring began to soften the ed...

Ever had one of those weekends where you're itching to make something fantastic with your hands, but the sheer complexity of getting started...

You Found It, You Dry It: How to Build a DIY Kiln and Stop Paying for Perfect Lumber Yo, let me tell you a story. The other day, I'm walking...

Walking into my workshop the other day, Chip—my loyal Labrador—was sniffing curiously at a new green-labeled container sitting amidst the sa...