It sounds like a challenge from a [Martin Gardner] math puzzle from the Scientific American of days gone by: is it possible to build a three-dimensional wooden box with only two surfaces? It turns out ...

In this short clip I show how I hand cut a precise recess for a small brass hinge. Using a marking knife and a sharp chisel, I outline, chop and pare the mortise until the hinge sits perfectly flush ...

As Juhani Pallasmaa famously stated, "The door handle is the handshake of the building." The hardware of a door—its movable parts—directly shapes how we engage with architecture, influencing our ...