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a finished tool bench

TOH reader Amy Paladino gets help making a tool bench for her garage from TOH general contractor Tom Silva

How to Build a Tool Bench

Tom Silva and Kevin O'Connor build a tool storage cabinet

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva creates wall-hung storage for tools and supplies

How to Build a Tool Storage Cabinet

Latest Workshops Video

How Energy Monitoring Equals Energy Savings: Why Sense Makes Sense

Learn how Sense.com helped architect Don Powers monitor energy usage at the Jamestown Project House—and how he used that data to make continued improvements to reach his goal of net-zero.

Workshop Design Inspiration

Country-style Potting Room

Simple lines, hardworking surfaces, and natural textures combine in a functional space with a warm, earthy style....

How to Create a Country-Style Potting Room

Shedding a little light on the subject can be a challenge during a project. These work lights will stand up to the...

Choosing and Using Work Lights

Picking Good Wood

The open maws of barn-red storage buildings give Arlington Coal & Lumber the ambience of a remote farm. We tagged...

A Day at the Lumberyard with Norm Abram

Workshop Shopping Guides

drip irrigation tubing, hacksaw, safety glasses, editor's picks slug

Every month, we discover new tools, materials, and home-improvement products. Here are the latest standouts

TOH Editors' Picks: Home Improvement Standouts

toh master carpenter Norm Abram wearing safety glasses

There's nothing like the prospect of a splinter in the eye to convince a DIYer of the value of good safety glasses....

Cover Your Eyes With Safety Glasses

using masking tape on a roll

Choose the right masking tape to help perfect your paint lines

Using Masking Tape

More Workshop Ideas

Handy ideas for putting leftover project materials to work instead of throwing them away

25 Clever Ways to Reuse Your Workshop Scraps

Norm's Work gloves

Master carpenter Norm Abram's techniques for work gloves

Norm's Notebook: Work Gloves

c-clamp used to move a large wooden board

Off-duty uses for the workshop regular

10 Uses for C-Clamps

3 Editor's Picks

Of the many tools, materials, and other home-improvement products that we discover every month, here are the standouts

TOH Editors' Picks: More Great Indoor and Outdoor Products

colorful illustration of a blacksmith working in a school setting surrounded by excited looking adult students

Weekend workshops teach you the trades of our forebears

Learn a New (Old) Skill With Heritage Schools

We've rounded up some common sticky situations and their glue solutions, all of which deserve a spot in your toolbox

Wood Glue Guide: Which Goes Where

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