One of the great Australian trees – messmate stringybark, Eucalyptus obliqua.

In this all too brief video woodworker Paul Sellers gives us a close-up view as he creates a number of ultra satisfying 'Fibonacci' spiral shavings. Between the soothing music, camerawork, and the mathematical perfection of each spiral as it rises from the wood, I could watch something like this all

This is how fancy wooden furniture gets made. The Samurai Carpenter—otherwise known as Canadian woodworker Jesse de Geest—goes through the process of hand-crafting a workbench in the time-lapse video above, which will make you appreciate how truly easy your Ikea construction process is. Personally, I always imagined carpentry to involve a little more dancing, but it turns out, not all carpenters are Channing Tatum circa Magic Mike XXL. The world is a cruel place.

If you love RVs, dogs, and woodworking then you have to read this:

This Is That profiles Smoke & Flame, a Vancouver artisanal firewood company that is selling bundles of kindling for $1000.

This is a simple step-by-step guide to make this awesome argyle pattern cutting board.  Yes, it requires having tools... and yes, you need to know how...

Youtuber TheBackyardScientist uses electricity to make amazing detail on wood!

I am building the William and Mary highboy. In this video I turn the feet.

“At the end of the day, making is fun. Making perfect is indelibly fun. Quality is truly contagious.”

Small project I started a few days ago, feedback is most welcome!

How to Create a Faux DIY Butcher Block: In my shop, there is a lot of crap scrap going on. Once in a while I feel it staring at me, and that’s when I know it’s time to clean house and use it up. I’ve always liked the look of butcher block as an accent in the kitchen, and I recently had the urge to recreate it. Since I’m not a chef in real life and there is no chance of being mistaken as a chef with a ten foot pole, I knew I would NOT be using this for food prep.

I made a 'dresser' using scrap wood and wooden crates that you can get at Joanns. We had the crates already, but they were just sitting on the floor taking up lots of floor space. I had some wood laying around and a free afternoon with power tools, so I decided to make a functional project. Sorry I didn't take any progress photos. I only have a picture of the final product. Well, this is the final product until my wife chooses a paint color...

DIY pallet wood rack for hats, coats and storage. It's cheap and easy with a few basic tools! It will save you at least 100 bucks on a similar IKEA solution. Well worth the effort!