The cool thing about construction and engineering is that different spheres aren't always as isolated as you may expect. Some manner of construction technique originally conceived for houses, for ...
A 5,500 square foot wood building has been constructed in Japan using an unusual engineering premise: jumbo-sized wooden puzzle pieces (think Rubics cube) that interlock through joinery to hold the ...
Wood glue takes a while to set, and that can be a problem when you can’t use a clamp to hold the two pieces in place. For situations like that, a little super glue is all you need. In this video from ...
In this video, I demonstrate how to create precise 3-way wood joints that interlock seamlessly. I walk through the assembly and disassembly of these complex joinery techniques, sharing a close-up look ...
I’m sharing a close-up look at one of my favorite woodworking joinery techniques. In this video, you'll see how I cut and fit angled wood joints for a precise, seamless finish. It’s all about patience ...
Wood adhesive may seem like an unlikely place for a venture capital start-up. But Cincinnati-based Bioformix has decided to start there, bringing Nexabond 2500 Instant Wood Adhesive to market late ...
Pocket holes are a form of wood joinery that secures screws through the edge or face grain of wood as opposed to the end grain, resulting in a much stronger joint. Building large boxes and furniture ...
The ancient Japanese art of wood joinery might be a dying tradition in today’s modern technological landscape, but one man is still trying to thrust this age-old practice into the future – and now ...
[Photo: Takumi Ota/courtesy Nendo] In reality, Nendo relied on ultra-precise wood joinery to assemble the pieces of solid wood and veneer without large gaps or seams–a process that requires each chair ...
We really love when makers make their construction techniques evident in an aesthetically-pleasing way, and [Laura Kampf] has created a clever joint that reveals how a piece is made. [Kampf] is a big ...