If the new year is for new beginnings, mine started at the bottom. I spent part of New Year’s Day in the basement, as I often do, straightening up my workbench and the space around it. At year’s end, ...

If you have a garage workshop, there are lots of ways to improve it without breaking the bank. The team at The Family Handyman share five of them here. A sheet metal workbench cover is one of the ...

If you have a workbench, you are lucky. It’s a great place to make repairs and work on many projects. A good work surface is going to take a beating, so it needs to be made tough. Most are made of ...

The final week of the old year was filled with ups and downs. Up the stairs to measure for crown molding, down the stairs to cut it, back up the stairs to install it and measure the next cut, and then ...

Kids are curious about building and using tools. You can help foster their creativity by constructing a workbench that is sized for them but just as capable as any full-size workstation. Workbenches ...

An apron with a pocketful of nails, hanging on a hook next to the cellar workbench. A faded green carpenter’s apron splattered with years of accumulated paint, putty, caulking compound, stain, plaster ...