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In the last part of our video series, Phil Huber, editor of Woodsmith Magazine, walks us through the final steps of creating a small Shaker bench, properly screwing the top of the bench to the base.
In this video series, Phil Huber, editor of Woodsmith Magazine, continues the conversation of building a small Shaker bench, including how to build and customize the legs and stretcher.
In this video series, Phil Huber, editor of Woodsmith Magazine, demonstrates how you can build a small Shaker bench, customized to match your preferred color palette.
Logan Wittmer, assistant editor of Woodsmith Magazine, demonstrates how you can craft your own rosettes with a drill press to add character to your old home's door casings and window frames.
Shop craftsman at Woodsmith Magazine Marc Hopkins demonstrates how to trim out a window with window casing.
Shop craftsman at Woodsmith Magazine Marc Hopkins demonstrates in this video how to install coped joints for baseboards.
Made up of mismatched vintage windows, this she shed is a sunny retreat.
Repurposing a vintage clock face preserves it in a way that’s, well, timeless.
With a distressed finish you can paint it on, wipe it off; sand, glaze, or crackle it.
Bungalows and ranches—not to mention any later additions to older houses—may have rooms that are bland boxes of drywall. Wood adds character.
Tables with metal tops rich in color and texture create effects from quilted copper to leathery.
What to do to protect your lungs and prevent yourself from breathing in dust and fumes.
Part of a prized collection of old tools becomes a very cool stair rail.
Five unusual projects might inspire you to head to your local architectural salvage yard!
We take on vintage tile as our editors highlight new and classic articles.
It’s trendy to repurpose five-panel doors as headboards, and to up-cycle vintage hard-shell suitcases into dog beds. For restorers, the best use of architectural salvage is to replace missing architectural details that should never have been lost in the first place.
The case of the foul-smelling can of paint, and a fix.
From transforming antique doors into a fireplace surround or building a shelf using salvaged corbels and fence boards, we show you six different ways to breathe new life into old items.
Calcimine, old papers, peeling paint! Preparing the plaster substrate is the key to a good paint or wallpaper finish. In an old house, it’s not always an easy job: surprises likely lurk behind the recent latex and that floral vinyl upstairs.
Vintage stained glass windows often need repairs. Learn tips and tricks so you can restore your stained glass.
Repurposing a round, exterior copper window to be used as a mirror frame took some imagination.
