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WAINSCOTING ON A STAIRCASE: Watch a Video Tour of the In...
Published on March 16th, 2023
Want to install wainscoting along the side of a staircase This short video shows an overview of an actual installation...Continue Reading
Article
RURAL LAND: Finding a Property to Buy in the Real World
Updated on March 16th, 2023
When people discover that I grew up in the suburbs of a large, North American city, then moved to a very rural...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
WOODWORKING WISDOM: Five Tips You’ve Probably Neve...
Updated on February 17th, 2023
I'm a cabinetmaker by trade, and I wrote my first magazine article about woodworking in 1988 Since then I've written...Continue Reading
Article
QUALITY & MORALITY: Build Unto Others As You Would ...
Updated on January 14th, 2023
If you do anything at all creative with your hands, you might appreciate an idea I call "the challenge of a thousand...Continue Reading
Tips & Advice
Renovation Coaches Save Homeowners from Bad Guys (and So...
Published on December 30th, 2022
Earlier this year, I got a call from a man I known in the town nearest to us He bought a beautiful century home next...Continue Reading
Finishing
ABRASIVES GET BETTER: Why Leading-Edge Abrasives Are Wor...
Published on December 30th, 2022
If you're into woodworking or home improvements, your life will be better if you understand how innovation has made...Continue Reading
Heating, A/C & Ventilation
GOT MOLD IN YOUR HOUSE?: It Maybe a Bigger Health Issue ...
Published on December 2nd, 2022
A few years ago I delivered 8 quarts of raspberries we’d picked for an elderly lady in town, and I noticed three...Continue Reading
Philosophy
HOME SCHOOLING: How We Do It Differently
Published on November 4th, 2022
Home schooling is increasing in popularity across North America and other places, and not just because of COVID Over...Continue Reading
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CHOOSING A CONTRACTOR: What the Good Guys Really Look Like
Updated on October 7th, 2022
A few years ago, my oldest son, Robert, and I had the chance to make a few promotional videos about four good...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
WOOD CARVING CLASSIC: How to Make Letters & Numbers...
Updated on September 23rd, 2022
It’s funny what sticks with you from childhood One of my earliest woodworking memories is of my grandfather using a...Continue Reading
Learning & How-To
BISCUIT JOINER TRICK: You’ve Probably Never Seen T...
Published on September 9th, 2022
In the world of woodworking, biscuits are pre-made ovals of compressed hardwood that are used to create simple, strong...Continue Reading
Home Interiors
How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets Video Lesson
Updated on September 3rd, 2022
I love wood, but even I have to admit that there is such a thing as too much wood in a house That's where paint can...Continue Reading