If you have access to a drill press, saw, and sander, and are looking for a great present for smaller children this holiday season, [Jonny] may have you covered. He’s come up with a pretty good how to ...

Wooden printing blocks, traditionally used for textile printing, are now being creatively repurposed in various crafts and ...

Stately yet utilitarian, a wooden cutting board is an essential building block in any home kitchen, providing a spacious surface for all your chopping needs. Based on my rigorous testing of nine of ...

Before San Antonio’s streets first were paved in the 1880s, they were an ever-changing adventure to walk or ride. With heavy rains, “water was several inches deep, and the mud inches deeper,” writes ...

A spiralling stack of chunky wooden blocks forms this staircase designed by architecture studio QC for an apartment in Poland. QC, which is based in Rzeszów, created the staircase during the ...

For our Tools of the Trade series, we're exploring the iconic, seminal tools that some of us remember using in our early schooling. Things like the slide rule and protractor, the Bunsen burner and the ...

In Tübingen, Germany, TriqBriq is creating eco‑friendly homes from modular wooden blocks made with recycled materials, offering a low‑carbon alternative to concrete. A German city is building an ...

Choosing the right countertops for your kitchen can be stressful. And while butcher blocks are a popular choice, there are a few things to be aware of.

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Walking along Wall Street today, you might notice some curious square and rectangular wooden block pavers amidst the “Eurocobble” stones. Quite forgotten among the street work done from 2008 to 2010 ...