We’ve long advocated that custom shops should do what they do best and outsource the rest. A new outsourcing option from TableLegs.com allows shops to outsource strong, ready-to-assemble table bases ...

Upgrading an old outfeed table to a new assembly table for the woodshop, built from baltic birch plywood with walnut accents.

We’ve seen the remarkable programmable materials coming out of MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab for years–things like magnetic chairs that could snap together in a fish tank, or textiles that could flex ...

Good news for lazy people: We’re one step closer to buying furniture that will assemble itself. I know, I know, we've heard this before. We've been teased with tiny self-building chairs and ...

"Good news for lazy people," said Liz Stinson at Wired. "We're one step closer to buying furniture that will assemble itself." A team of researchers at MIT's Self-Assembly Lab partnered with Italian ...

MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab came up with a fantastic design for a table that can transform without any human or machine help. With the help of material manufacturer Wood-Skin, the team has manufactured a ...

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Skip the Ikea-imposed allen wrenches and other tools with this build-it-yourself side table that assembles using the skills you learned while uncorking countless bottles of wine. Instead of a more ...

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