Crimson is a red-colored wood found in the Nether region of Minecraft. Lofty crimson mushrooms grow in this dark glowing dimension. When shredded, these mushrooms drop red stems that can be turned ...

You made the first huge decision in your kitchen renovation: butcher block countertops. Unfortunately, you now have to choose ...

In the late 1800s, children had an assortment of treats and toys that kept them amused for hours. There were mechanical banks that gobbled change, china dolls with their own dishes and rocking horses ...

Stately yet utilitarian, a wooden cutting board is an essential building block in any home kitchen, providing a spacious surface for all your chopping needs. Based on my rigorous testing of nine of ...

For our Tools of the Trade series, we're exploring the iconic, seminal tools that some of us remember using in our early schooling. Things like the slide rule and protractor, the Bunsen burner and the ...

Construction on the new Broadway Bridge has uncovered remnants of an almost forgotten pavement technology -- wooden blocks -- that the old Broadway Bridge had buried. The wooden-block pavement appears ...

Here's a rarity for you to spot around London: wood-block paving. The section above is the largest remaining example we know of in London, found on Belvedere Road near the London Eye. This stuff was ...

Cleveland, Ohio gets an undeserved bad rep from people who have never visited the amazing city. There are surprises around every turn. Take, for example, this oddity in transportation that I stumbled ...