stapled, veneers or mystery wood and made to fit in a box for easy shipping. The best wood furnishings are made from natural air dried, solid furniture quality wood handmade by a master craftsman using age old tried and tested mortis and tenon joints, pegged and doweled methods, using ...
your patio furniture needs to be fit for your particular climate – whether that’s cool and mild, or cold and snowy. Of course, you don’t have to sacrifice comfort for durability. Choose furniture that feels warm to the touch like wood, instead of cooler materials like metal. You ...
We can't decide which furniture to choose, what color scheme to work toward, how to best use the features and rooms in our home. Adding to our décor year after year, we're often left with rooms that we don't enjoy living in, with no cohesive decorating scheme. For help with ...
Expert advice on woodworking and furniture making, with thousands of how-to videos, step-by-step articles, project plans, photo galleries, tool reviews, blogs, and more
The way furniture is put together is an important indicator of age. Early craftsmen used hand-cut mortise-and-tenon joints, dovetail joints and wooden pegs. Hand cut dovetails are wider and cruder than dovetails made with machines starting in the mid-19th century. Nails tell their own st...