Wood may seem like a soft, weak material if you’re used to working with steel, but to do good work, you’ll quickly learn you need your tools sharp. Buying and maintaining a good set of tools ...

In BobVila.com's Tool of the Year 2024 Awards, we recognize the Grizzly Variable-Speed Scroll Saw for improving upon ...

The wooden spade, almost 3,000 years old, was discovered during archaeological excavations by Wessex Archaeology.

There’s no question that power tools have made things easier in the shop. But the craft of woodworking has been around a lot longer than electric tools, and there are still some hand tools that are ...

Twist drill A standard drill bit with two twisted, fluted cutting edges to remove material Wood Flat drill Has a flat face, a pin at the bottom, and two cutting edges. Allows for a flat blind hole ...

People of the past used stone, wood, and bone to create a variety of tools. Although stone tools are more commonly found in archaeological settings, it is likely that bone and wood tools had an ...

MatchSticks doesn’t work by processing an entire piece of stock at once (that what you’re for, adaptable human woodworker) it’s really a tool for doing the complex part of the job ...

Why do you think people would adopt this new style of adze blades? Adzes tools come in many shapes and sizes (see Figure 1-4), which can be used for different activities. For example, a D-shaped adze ...

Whilst staying in Andamooka, South Australia, in 1966, searching for opals around the mouth of an opal mine ('noodling')I found a small stone tool made from petrified wood. The wood clearly shows ...