Volunteer craftsmen are working hard to restore the buildings in a little-known community of Shakers in southern Ohio.

One man’s obsession with measuring a fabled antique results in one furious wife, one naked boy and an accurate cutting list.

Sam Maloof, a world-class craftsman, has a new location for his shop but the same dogged attitude toward his work.

How to tune up your band saw and  get it sweetly singing .

Your frustration is well-founded. We test 11 samples from around the world, unveil their inconsistencies and offer solutions.

Achieving a good inset door fit with consistent gaps is a hallmark of good craftsmanship. The hard part may be convincing yourself that you can do it – but it's quite simple once you learn these tricks.

Take a visual tour of the Nancy and Ed Rosenthal collection of fine Ming Dynasty Furniture. You'll get a basic knowledge of the style, materials and joinery used.

A cambered cutting edge is essential for fine finishing cuts with a hand plane — and it has many other surprising uses.

Keith Neer explores a method to taper legs using a thickness planer.

Bob Flexner takes out the myths and puts some sense back into a simple task.