Bending wood may look advanced, but with the right techniques and tools, it’s totally doable even at home. This video walks ...

Don’t let anyone tell you that bending wood is easy. Achieving precision in furniture-making is a challenge due to the nature ...

Bending wood is a complex affair. Despite the curves inherent in trees, most wood does not naturally want to bend. There are a few tricks you can use to bend it however, such kerf cutting and steaming ...

Bending wood is a complex affair. Despite the curves inherent in trees, most wood does not naturally want to bend. There are a few tricks you can use to bend it however, such kerf cutting and steaming ...

Q: There's a debate going on at our lumber yard between the salesmen and the kiln operator. Is it true that winter-cut northern Michigan hard maple is whiter than summer cut? I've heard a couple of ...

Q: I have a corner in a home office where I want to build a corner cabinet. The question is how to make the front of the cabinet round so that the radius of the front goes from one wall to the other.

Editor’s note: This column originally published in 2009 was produced before Gene Wengert died in 2025. It is printed here in memoriam. Question. There’s a debate going on at our lumber yard between ...

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