Cordless tools have been at the leading edge of the building scene for decades, but not everyone who embraces cordless tools are leading edge people. Take the Amish for instance. The Amish call themselves “the plain people” and it’s easy…

Canada’s Handiest Man, Steve Maxwell, gives the scoop on some of his favourite hand tools. Simple, yet essential items for homeowners and woodworkers.

There are dozens of different kinds of fasteners in the world and you can safely forget about most of them for building and maintaining things around the home, farm and cottage. But there are five types of fasteners that you’ll…

Once you finish with a project (DIY or otherwise), or you’re finally finished with renovations, you’re probably left with a lot of leftover material. Some of it is straight up waste, while other things, such as broken/extra tiles, unused or…

One reason welding has become so much easier for beginners is because of a certain type of machine called a “MIG welder”. Click above to watch a video where I teach the fine points of adjusting the two parameters of any…

Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, offers up four easy steps to bring your old chisel back to life.

See one of the most under-appreciate power tools around tackle a tough job with ease. Click below to watch.

Check out the best way I know of for making tight joints between large, thick pieces of wood (as for a big table top). A jointer won’t work, but a router with a straight bit will.

If you’d like to repair or upgrade small items such as electronics, you need more than just an ordinary screwdriver. You need small, precise and specially-shaped drivers made for the job. The video below is a review of the new,…

Question: I recently bought a benchtop wood planer and have been happily generating bags and bags of sawdust in my workshop. Trouble is, I just found out that my municipality doesn’t accept sawdust as garbage. How can I dispose of…

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