This is a story about a box. That's it, just a box. "It's not rocket science," said Rudy Youell. "It's almost so stupid it's ridiculous. But it's saving so much money it's amazing." His simple box ...

Store-bought miter boxes are made to fit saws with kerfs of varying size. But this one-size-fits-all solution can lead to flawed cuts. Instead, you can build your own miter box using some 1 X 3 scrap ...

Step 1. Find a straight piece of 1 x 6–inch white pine, 8 feet long, then use a circular saw to crosscut a 4-foot piece from it. Rip the piece to 4 inches wide on a table saw. Step 2. Square one end ...

The Help Desk uses a stencil to put essential school supplies in the hands of poor school children in India. Most schools in rural India can’t afford basic supplies like desks, and most of the ...

Boxy But Beautiful designs have been around for a long time, and there is a real logic to them. When writing In praise of the dumb box, I quoted architect Mike Eliason who noted that "'dumb boxes' are ...