Sometimes a home DIY project can’t be done using that rusting old claw hammer in your garage. Here’s when to specialize your hammer. A heavy hunk of metal attached to a handle to pound things into ...

A chisel is one of the most useful tools in the workshop, but it's important to know how to use it. For example, after routing out a mortise for a door hinge, use the flat side of the chisel for ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When wood dries, it shrinks, and when it shrinks, it can split. The ...

Mortisers come in several different types, but they all have the same purpose: to create holes in wood pieces for tenons to fit into. These “mortise and tenon” joints are popular because of the ...

The “mortise” is the recess where the tenon goes. It can be cut by hand with a mallet and mortising chisel, or mechanically with a mortising machine and a hollow chisel bit. If you don’t have those ...

As those of you who follow this space know, I am now deep down the rabbit hole of woodworking. So you can imagine how thrilled I was the other day when my grandson wanted to borrow one of my chisels.

Explore how to blend colors effectively using the chisel tip of an alcohol-based marker. This video demonstrates smooth transitions and layering techniques to help improve your coloring results with ...