Even as technology advances—leaving many of the old ways of building obsolete—certain traditional crafts and building techniques continue to captivate our imaginations with their simple ingenuity and ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to build a steam box for bending wood, showcasing a classic woodworking technique for creating curves. The demonstration includes the entire setup and real-time ...

Steam bending is an ancient woodworking technique that uses heat and moisture from steam to change the cellular structure of wood and make it more pliable, enabling beautiful curves that add visual ...

There are basically three different methods for creating a curved piece of wood such as a stair rail, a wrap-around arm on a chair or a wooden tennis racquet. You can cut the curved piece out of solid ...

Achair, a stylish seat produced by the ancient technique of bending wood with vapor, was recently honored in this year’s Wood Awards in the “innovation” category. Hand-made by British furniture ...

Pure Timber's Cold-Bend hardwood allows you to incorporate bent wood in furniture without having to steam bend the wood yourself. Cold-Bend hardwood is actual hardwood that has been subjected to ...

Thonet, which makes one of the most famous chairs in the world, commissions a high-end bike to show off its wood-bending process. The Thonet Chair Company must have been astonishing to see at the 1851 ...

Israeli designer Bar Gantz has created a collection of furniture by steam-bending wood into twisted shapes. The collection – which was included in Dezeen's list of 12 of the best products by ...

Dezeen promotion: a range of upholstered seats with steam-bent wood frames are among the products that British furniture brand Ercol is showcasing for Milan design week 2017. Ercol is introducing two ...

Tom and his wife Danielle bought an existing lodge located in the woodland at Trevano near Heslton, and designed a timber-clad extension that blends seamlessly into the surrounding landscape. It is ...