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  • Yellow power tools on black wagon, snowy field, barn.
    Workshop

    BACKWOODS CRAFTSMANSHIP: See How Amish Carpenters Use Cordless Tools

    BySteve Maxwell April 25, 2025November 3, 2025 Reading Time: 6 minutes

    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…

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    Workshop

    CHISELS & PLANES: Why These Hand Tools Still Make Sense

    BySteve Maxwell April 25, 2025November 3, 2025 Reading Time: 6 minutes

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

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  • Grabbits Tarp
    Outdoors Workshop

    BETTER TARPING: See a Better Way to Tie Down Than Just grommets

    BySteve Maxwell April 25, 2025November 3, 2025 Reading Time: 3 minutes

    Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, explains a handy product called Grabbits that make tying down tarps much simpler and easier.

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  • Green screws and bit on wooden surface.
    Workshop

    WORKSHOP & DIY: Five Fabulous Fasteners You Should Know About

    BySteve Maxwell April 23, 2025April 23, 2025 Reading Time: 6 minutes

    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…

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  • Pile of scattered bricks and construction debris.
    Workshop

    How to Incorporate Construction Waste Can Be Turned into Fun Creative Projects

    Bypaulniven April 22, 2025November 3, 2025 Reading Time: 4 minutes

    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…

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  • Adjusting settings on welding machine in workshop.
    Workshop

    METALWORKING: How to Adjust a MIG Welder for Best Results

    BySteve Maxwell April 22, 2025November 3, 2025 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    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…

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  • New Life for Dead Chisels
    Workshop

    WOODWORKING TOOLS: How to Revive “Hopelessly” Dull Chisels

    BySteve Maxwell April 19, 2025November 3, 2025 Reading Time: 6 minutes

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

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  • Person using a precision track saw on wood.
    Workshop

    COOL TOOLS: See This Great Track Saw Tackle a Tough Job

    BySteve Maxwell April 19, 2025November 3, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

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

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  • Router To Join Boards
    Workshop

    WOODWORKING: Using a Router To Join Boards Too Big For a Jointer

    BySteve Maxwell April 16, 2025November 4, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

    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.

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  • Hands holding multi-bit screwdriver with red handle.
    Workshop

    SCREWDRIVERS: See A Made-in-North Ameria Megapro Precision in Action

    BySteve Maxwell April 15, 2025November 4, 2025 Reading Time: 4 minutes

    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,…

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  • Wood planer smoothing a wooden plank outdoors.
    Workshop

    WORKSHOP: “How Can I Dispose of Thickness Planer Shavings From My Planer?”

    BySteve Maxwell April 15, 2025November 4, 2025 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    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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  • Various power sanders on a workshop table.
    Workshop

    HOW TO SAND WOOD: A Cabinetmaker Teaches the Secrets That Work

    BySteve Maxwell April 12, 2025April 12, 2025 Reading Time: 6 minutes

    Success isn’t complicated once you know the secrets.

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