In this final episode of 2023, we refurbish old chairs and build a table from scratch using 2x6 pine for the tabletop and 2x4 cedar for the legs. We stain and varnish the tabletop and celebrate our ...

Drill a 5/8-inch hole about 2 inches deep at the marked points, insert the dowel, then fit the log sections together. Use wood shims if necessary to get the table to sit flat. Large logs stay put ...

Learn how to build a log-splitting table for the homestead. Wood-splitting season can be a joyful experience or sheer drudgery. Over the past two decades our family’s firewood chopping, which used to ...