In this edition of Maxwell’s Tips, Steve explains how to choose the right Skylight, Heat Pump Noise, Basement Waterproofing and Building a Cabin.
Economically Upgrade Your Kitchen with these Quality Cabinets
Watch an 8 minute tour of the garden Steve and his wife Mary keep on Manitoulin Island. Learn three gardening lessons they find helps make things beautiful.
One thing about being a parent is that it expands how you experience the world. Not only do you feel the ups and downs of your own life, but you also feel the ups and downs of your kids. At…
At any given time on our homestead here on Manitoulin Island, there are lots of things going on: building, gardening, home improvements, managing livestock and the various challenges of raising a bunch of kids in the country at the end…
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below to learn tricks and tips for installing your cabinets after they’re built and finished.
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below to see a powerful technique for getting a glass-smooth finish on wood finished with polyurethane. You’ve got to try this to believe it….
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below for a tour of waterbased stains and how to apply them with great results. If you’ve ever had trouble getting the kind of…
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below to learn how to create hand-carved letters and numbers in wood. It’s easier than you think and uses computer generated templates for layout…
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below for a lesson on how to cut miter joints so they look great. The tricks you’ll learn here apply to many different woodworking…
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below for a tour of a simple crown molding design that you can mill on your own. Crown like this is a make-or-break feature…
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below to see a simple, shop-made jig that could save you from a very unpleasant mistake that would ruin your cabinet doors. You don’t…