For the past decade, Cook County High School students have had a unique opportunity to spend a week learning how to build ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

There are a number of different ways of building a timber frame construction, each with their own set of pros and cons. From the speed at which they can be constructed, to the eco-attributes of timber ...

For third generation carpenter Russ Brotnov and his tight-knit Carpentry Plus Inc. team, it’s long been a family affair. His father Lyle founded Carpentry Plus in 1991. Russ joined two years later and ...

Are you after an adventurous project with grand designs? A fresh beginning with an eco-friendly, new-build home designed to your specifications could be just the ticket. “Over the past three decades, ...

Roundwood timber framing means working with materials sourced straight from the forest, using nature’s shapes to create the structure, employing techniques that can easily be learnt and passed on, and ...

TAKES A VILLAGE: Barron Brown directs a crew at a barn raising near Marshall. Photo by Storms Reback It’s not every day you get invited to a barn raising, so when I did, I jumped at the opportunity.

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