Block planes are invaluable when it comes to smoothing and trimming wood surfaces, and unlike their larger cousins—bench planes—are small enough to be used one-handed. This makes them not only ...

Witness as jackfruit wood is carefully dried and shaped into durable 8x12 blocks, ready for construction, using precise techniques and clamps to maintain its integrity during the process ...

Areaware’s Blockitecture set—designed by James Paulius—instead features a collection of irregularly-shaped wooden blocks that can be stacked and balanced to create a towering modern high-rise.