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The Kyoto temple stage that has stood on wooden pillars since 1633 without a single nail
A wooden stage on a cliff in Kyoto, rebuilt in 1633 and joined without nails.
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He started cabinetmaking school in 1957, then made his own wooden planes
A former boatyard worker who came to cabinetmaking late and taught hundreds.
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Grandpa Ben has made toys from scrap wood for 40 years
Store toys kept breaking, so a Wyoming grandpa started making his own from scrap wood.
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The painter whose wood outsold his paintings, and the stair that seems to float
A painter started carving frames and ended up building a stair whose steps seem to float.
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He started by carving frames for his paintings, then built a studio for 40 years
A painter picked up carving tools and ended up building a landmark studio by hand.
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A wooden church in Norway is still standing after 800 years
Built from timber around 1180, Borgund Stave Church still stands. Here is how.
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This Wooden Pagoda Has Stood for 1,300 Years
Its center post was cut in 594. Here is why this wooden tower is still standing.
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At 51, He Built a Log Cabin With Hand Tools. More Than 50 Years Later, It's Still Standing.
He peeled the logs and carved the hinges himself, then lived there for 30 years.
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He Built His First Furniture From Salvaged Wood. Two Presidents Later Owned His Rocking Chairs.
Sam Maloof furnished his own home first. Then the world came knocking.
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22 Wooden Domes and No Nails in the Walls: The Island Church Built in 1714
A 37-meter church of logs, and a legend about one axe thrown into a lake.
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