Building a home workshop starts with smart tool choices. Professional carpenters explain what matters most when picking a ...

A practical look at carpentry basics, covering the tools, tips, and method used on the job. Focused on building process, ...

If you’ve ever wondered what stands behind the smooth, exquisite surfaces of Japanese craft and architecture, an exhibition that celebrates Japanese carpentry tools and techniques provides many ...

Close-up of full scale model of Engaku-ji Temple Shariden interlocking bracket complex made of Hinoki cypress (Courtesy of Ikaruga-Kōsha) A standard set of tools, installation view at the Takenaka ...

‘When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools From Japan,” the exhibition now on view at New York’s Japan Society, has a title so modest as to be misleading. By this standard, “The Joy of Cooking” ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Refreshing the place you call home can take on many different forms, yet the tasks of a modern home renovation often share the same goal ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Carpentry is a useful skill for homeowners who want to perform basic repairs and maintenance tasks—and ...

To mark both the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and the 50th anniversary of its landmarked headquarters building in Manhattan, the Japan Society is offering a new exhibition ...