Hand Tools
HAND PLANE SUCCESS: How to Fine-Tune This Tool So It Wor...
Published on June 5th, 2024
Reading Time = 14 minutes Video#1 Watch Time = 45 minutes Video#2 Watch Time = 13 minutes Hot-rodding...Continue Reading
Portable Power Tools
HOW TO CHOOSE A JIGSAW: A Detailed Power Tool Sort-Out
Published on June 5th, 2024
Reading Time = 6 minutes Video Watch Time = 2 minutes Jigsaws are hand-held power tools meant for cutting...Continue Reading
Learning & How-To
LESSONS FROM A BOTCHED DOOR LATCH: Why You Really Need t...
Updated on June 21st, 2024
Back in 2018, I checked into a nearly-new big city hotel for a few days, and I was reminded of the kind of creeping...Continue Reading
Cottages & Cabins
EASY COTTAGE WATER SYSTEM PRIMING: How to Avoid the Seas...
Published on June 5th, 2024
Thousands of people depend on seasonal water systems in cottages, country homes and lakeside getaways The problem is...Continue Reading
Article
How to Build a Natural Herbal Medicine Garden at Home
Updated on June 3rd, 2024
Medicinal plants have been integral to human health for centuries, tracing back to ancient civilizations like Egypt...Continue Reading
Buildings & Structures
Renovation Coaches Save Homeowners from Bad Guys (and So...
Updated on June 1st, 2024
A while back I got a call from a man I known in the small town nearest to us He bought a promising century home next...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
ABRASIVES GET BETTER: Why Leading-Edge Abrasives Are Wor...
Updated on June 1st, 2024
If you're into woodworking or home improvements, your life will be better if you understand how innovation has made...Continue Reading
Philosophy
THREE KINDS OF MARRIAGES: The Beautiful, The Heroic ...
Published on May 31st, 2024
My wife, Mary, and I will be married for 36 years on June 4, and during this time I’ve noticed that marriages...Continue Reading
Article
4 Steps to Start Your Home Vegetable Garden for a Health...
Updated on October 2nd, 2024
With rising food costs and increasing concerns about pesticide use, growing your own vegetables isn't just going to...Continue Reading
Flooring
SOUNDPROOF FLOORING: Rubber Underlay Keeps Foot Sounds Down
Updated on June 28th, 2024
Reading Time = 4 minutes If you’re planning to upgrade the flooring in your home, you’ve got to...Continue Reading
Article
DRILL PRESS TOUR: See the Bits & Accessories I Use ...
Published on May 28th, 2024
A drill press is one of the most useful stationary power tools, both for metal and wood In this video I take you on...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
HOMEBUILDING IN SOUTH AFRICA: See How They Do It in Durban
Published on May 28th, 2024
Several houses under construction in Durban, South Africa Old-time, European construction methods are the norm in...Continue Reading