Wood may seem like a soft, weak material if you’re used to working with steel, but to do good work, you’ll quickly learn you need your tools sharp. Buying and maintaining a good set of tools ...

In BobVila.com's Tool of the Year 2024 Awards, we recognize the Grizzly Variable-Speed Scroll Saw for improving upon ...

While not technically a tool, a sturdy workbench with flat work surface is key to woodworking. One with two vises, like the ...

The wooden spade, almost 3,000 years old, was discovered during archaeological excavations by Wessex Archaeology.

Twist drill A standard drill bit with two twisted, fluted cutting edges to remove material Wood Flat drill Has a flat face, a pin at the bottom, and two cutting edges. Allows for a flat blind hole ...

MatchSticks doesn’t work by processing an entire piece of stock at once (that what you’re for, adaptable human woodworker) it’s really a tool for doing the complex part of the job ...

People of the past used stone, wood, and bone to create a variety of tools. Although stone tools are more commonly found in archaeological settings, it is likely that bone and wood tools had an ...

Whilst staying in Andamooka, South Australia, in 1966, searching for opals around the mouth of an opal mine ('noodling')I found a small stone tool made from petrified wood. The wood clearly shows ...