Finish the process by using a strop or a honing rod to polish the edge and remove the burr. This finishing touch is essential, as leaving the burr can make the knife seem sharp initially, but the edge ...

Wood is naturally absorbent, so when you wash a cutting board, the wood fibers soak up water. The same principle applies when ...

In this video, I showcase the process of building a bent-wood walnut lamp shade. The video includes details on using Shoji Diffusion paper, Nori, Extraction Pliers, and a Shaper at the workstation.

Swellcycle is a Santa Cruz-based startup that is developing 3D-printed surfboards using cutting-edge manufacturing technology ...

This is the second article in a six-part series highlighting the sourcing, engineering, commercial availability, and use of ...

IN 2017 A FRENCH auctioneer sold a 200-year-old violin bow made by François Xavier Tourte, regarded as the Antonio Stradivari of bow-making, for a record €576,000 ($687,000). Tourte was among the ...

Jordan Wood, candidate for Congress from Maine, was busy last week switching gears from a crowded field challenging Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) for her Senate seat to becoming the presumptive ...

Mary Catherine Scott is a journalist, copywriter, and blogger based in Asheville, North Carolina. Our home has an unusual feature—one that’s become one of my favorite things about the space. At the ...

A US company has engineered a new type of wood that it says has up to 10 times the strength-to-weight ratio of steel, while also being up to six times lighter. “Superwood” has just launched as a ...