The following excerpt on making warded locks was taken from Making Working Wooden Locks (Linden Publishing, 2000) by Tim Detweiler. This guide to creating fully functional, working locks from multiple ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Pallet projects have been all over the internet for years, in part because pallets are in abundant supply, sturdy, and add a touch of rustic ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. NAPLES — When the Songo Lock at Sebago Lake State Park in Naples opened for ...

A 78-year-old “canal buff,” who used to help repair dams along the once-heavily traveled Lehigh Canal, has discovered a 172-year-old lock he believes is historically significant. The aging timber lock ...

Locks and keys have been around the world over 4,000 years ago and it began in Egypt. The birth of the wooden lock happened in ancient Egypt which was simple and useful — large locks and hefty keys to ...

A good design idea is often forgotten, only to be rediscovered years later. Witness the side-lock cabinet. In the last half of the 19th Century some clever designers found a new way to lock cabinet ...