Safety concerns following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 led to building safety codes that limited the use of wood in construction. While it was one of the first and most common materials used to make ...

To many, the idea of going to the woods, cutting down a tree, crafting a simple longbow, and taking a deer with it is nuts—very cool, but nuts. But for some, the idea is captivating: as it was, and ...

in house for his SCMI moulders. Restoration & Preservation Enterprises, Kankakee, IL, has established a reputation among architects and contractors for handling window renovation projects around the ...

Here at Hackaday, we typically cover things that blink, bleep, and occasionally they might even bloop. However, the name of the site is Hackaday. We’re about being clever, reusing things in new ways, ...

Home builders and lumber yards are whipsawed by rapidly rising lumber prices that are keeping home buyers out of the market just as COVID-19 retreats, powering rising demand for housing. In yet ...