A year or so ago I became very interested in restoring old vintage items, like tools and furniture, and incorporating salvaged items into some of my custom woodworking projects. Since then, I have ...

I have been a long-time lurker over at OWWM.org, a forum dedicated to the love of old woodworking tools, and its sister site, VintageMachinery.org. After my 9-year-old son watched a few woodworking ...

Watch the incredible restoration of a rare 100-year-old Kelly Wood Slasher hewing axe. Using Evapo-Rust, sandblasting, and wire wheeling, every detail is carefully preserved while the handle is ...

Shovels are overlooked, under-appreciated, and abused. In this video, watch as I create the world's fanciest shovel from an old rusty one through a full in-depth restoration process. This project ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Greg Krepa has a way with wood. The talented craftsman owns Euro Artistic Woodcraft, Inc., based in St. George. Krepa’s woodworking journey began when he was young, working ...

Thousands of handcrafted antique tools that a retired woodworking teacher spent decades collecting but never used are worth more than $35,000. Roy Turnage, 88, spent years adding to his haul that ...

A giant conch emblazoned with a map of the Philippines. A fluted porcelain coffee set, a rusting 7-foot cross-cut saw for felling trees. A peculiar pamphlet: "Little Blue Book no 693, New Experiments ...

When Ron Raasch works on restoring old structures, he focuses on doing work both he and the homeowners will be proud of. But, he admits, his mind often wanders to thoughts of the history of the ...