Avoid damaging your cast iron cookware. These common tools will strip the seasoning, cause scratches, and shorten the life of your skillet.

When you walk through a furniture store, the wood around you seems ordinary. Floorboards gleam under bright lights. Tables and cabinets are labeled with familiar names of wood, such as oak, rosewood ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Lauren writes about interior design and real estate. After years of white kitchens, it’s safe to say that wood kitchens are ...

Megan Offner finds creative and comforting ways to salvage doomed trees. By Jane Margolies This article is part of our Design special section about buildings, objects and techniques that are fighting ...

In this video, the creator showcases a personal project of building a sign for their logo using poplar wood. The process involves routing material between the letters and hand-carving with chisels and ...

A wood-burning fireplace or stove is a welcome sight in the cold winter months. Now, what do we do with all the ashes? Many gardeners recommend spreading them in the garden beds. However, check out ...

In a trailer south of the power plant, Dennis Strause is hard at work reclaiming wood from old pallets. He'll spend even more time there once he retires in May. "It's a home away from home," Strause ...

I am having a couple of trees cut down next week. Is it OK to use the wood as firewood? One is a maple and the other is a pine tree. — Jackson Bos, Libertyville I am a big fan of having a fire in the ...

IN 2017 A FRENCH auctioneer sold a 200-year-old violin bow made by François Xavier Tourte, regarded as the Antonio Stradivari of bow-making, for a record €576,000 ($687,000). Tourte was among the ...

With the winter months closing in, having a proper fire pit is a perfect way to fight the cold and continue to enjoy your backyard or patio. Smokeless fire pits in particular have become widely ...

Which wood cutting boards are best? Cutting boards consist of many different materials, but one of the best options is cutting boards made from wood. Not only are wood cutting boards aesthetically ...