In this installment of Tuesdays With Tommy, we ask the woodworker and host of Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac for his take on how plastic and composite woods stack up against the real thing. You may think you know where this is going, but Tommy isn't so quick...
Any carpenter, contractor or woodworker will tell you that having a pencil on-hand is vital. While the behind-the-ear tuck job is a common solution, not all ears are created equal. Pencils fall. They get lost. And with them go precious moments, mental calculations and...
Don't know the difference between your mohagany and your ash? No sweat. With the I.D. Wood app for your iPhone, you'll look like a pro every time. Simply enter the name of the wood you are investigating and the I.D. Wood will give you its origins, description,...
Do you love the look and durability of tropical hardwoods but hate the idea of destroying the rainforest? The Norwegian based company Kebony has found a solution. Their "kebonization" process is a non-toxic treatment that gives softwoods that exist outside of the...
Now you can make your iPhone into an all-in-one carpenter toolkit. The iHandy Carpenter contains a plumb bob to determine the verticality of lines and walls, a surface level, bubble level bar, steel protractor and steel ruler. Priced at $1.99, it's got to be the most...
While some guys love their power tools, others prefer the artistry involved in woodworking with hand tools. For 25 years, Roy Underhill has hosted the PBS show The Woodwright's Shop and been a strong advocate of historical woodworking methods. Mother Earth News has an...
Just about every room in my house has crown and base molding, but my wife decided that almost is not the same as every room in the house so I needed a quick course on doing what I thought I may have to hire out for. For complete instructions on installing and cutting...
Bringing the pocket protector to the construction crown is not easy. But it looks like Husky engineers have improved the indispensable but mostly overlooked carpenter’s pencil. It may only be exciting to the few, but this little guy can save time on a project, and I...
Everyone loves a Christmas tree...when it's up. Ask Dad how much he hates putting eye hooks into the base of the tree only to find out it's crooked. It's enough to make a man throw the tree through a window. Well, maybe that's just me. But drilling in eye hooks are...
It should be clear by now that we here at BobVila.com are big fans of reuse. And that's why we loved this story about deconstructing and reusing the old buildings of Buffalo. Many of the estimated 10,000 abandoned buildings in this once thriving manufacturing city are...
