Getting Started With Woodworking
Rattan, Cane, And Wicker: What Is The Difference? Wicker, cane, and rattan are three terms that tend to confuse us. While you can get a lot of information on the subject, here is a simple explanation to better understand these three terms. Wicker is a style of making woven furniture. Rattan and cane are the … Read more
Keeping kids occupied is a continuous challenge. They have a natural curiosity from ages three or four, and they enjoy challenges and creating things. Getting kids involved in woodworking at an early age is a great way to keep them occupied and teach them a skill that will remain lifelong. Unlike adult woodworking projects, you … Read more
If you use raised beds for a vegetable or flower garden, your plants will thrive. A raised garden bed will take care of poor soil, sloping terrain, and lots of other issues. These beds consist of rectangular wooden frames that you can raise to the desired height and then fill with fresh soil. That way, … Read more
Everyone loves picnic tables and the camaraderie that they bring as friends and family gather around them outdoors. We tend to think of a picnic table as a rough version of a dining room table. However, there is much more to a picnic table than meets the eye. You can get picnic tables for different … Read more
Creating something that is of value to another human being is what it is all about. What purpose does the piece, a woodworking creation, a functional piece of art, serve in a person’s life. Would someone appreciate a wooden desk, table or stand of some kind? Would they appreciate something that interfaces with technology such … Read more
There are many different types of woodworking projects we can build. These include the functional or utilitarian, such as furniture or tools. The wide range of woodworking ideas also includes works of art, which are aesthetically pleasing items, that primarily exist for viewing pleasure and impart joy or pleasure in their use, but do not … Read more