We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Woodworking is one of the oldest professions around, and a surprisingly exciting modern hobby. Plenty of people have found themselves sitting ...

To mark both the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and the 50th anniversary of its landmarked headquarters building in Manhattan, the Japan Society is offering a new exhibition ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Carpentry is a useful skill for homeowners who want to perform basic repairs and maintenance tasks—and ...

Woodworking can be an expensive hobby. The cost of lumber is already bad enough, but the price tags on new tools can be downright harrowing. This is why many new and veteran carpenters are always on ...

With Part Six of Tales From the Far Territory in The Long Dark came the free Safehouse Customization feature, allowing all players to decorate and rearrange their favorite locations on Great Bear ...

‘When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools From Japan,” the exhibition now on view at New York’s Japan Society, has a title so modest as to be misleading. By this standard, “The Joy of Cooking” ...

As a prayer for recovery from illness, the Japanese emperor Yōmei once vowed to erect a temple in honor of the Buddha. Although Yōmei did not live to see it built, the Hōryū Temple survives to this ...

Japanese carpenters have been building elaborate shrines by hand for more than a millennium. A new exhibit shows the extraordinary tools and joints behind these extraordinary buildings. Since the 7th ...

Finally, the user uploads the plans for the woodworking project. When the carpenter subsequently views any of the pieces of wood on the tablet screen, the object is overlaid with differently colored ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Refreshing the place you call home can take on many different forms, yet the tasks of a modern home renovation often share the same goal ...

As a former residential and commercial carpenter, I have years of experience using a huge variety of woodworking tools. I used this insight to identify and select the tools I feel are most useful (and ...

Carpentry is a useful skill for homeowners who want to perform basic repairs and maintenance tasks—and for many, it’s a relaxing hobby. Whether you’ve tackled dozens of projects over the years or want ...