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UPATED 7Feb2020 + video below: To be a successful woodworker, you also need to be something of a mechanic I was...Continue Reading
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Updated on August 12th, 2021
Back in 1975, top trades people installed an average of about $10,000 worth of materials a month on commercial...Continue Reading
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Updated on August 12th, 2021
Hanging pictures, tapestries and wall art isn’t as easy as it looks At least not if you want to hang them...Continue Reading
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Updated on July 8th, 2021
Fancy power tool technology generates its own hype, and that’s why you don’t hear much about hand tools in the...Continue Reading
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Got unwanted noise spilling over from one room to the next in your home Peace, quiet and solitude is something we all...Continue Reading
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Updated on July 8th, 2021
UPDATED 10Jan2020: If power tools were the kids you went to high school with, the Porter-Cable brand would be that...Continue Reading
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TUBE NOTCHER: How to Shape Steel Pipe Ends for Building ...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Want to weld up some great projects using black iron pipe It's an excellent material for metal fabrication of all kinds...Continue Reading
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BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS: VIDEO #2...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
UPDATED 3Jan2020 + video: The teaching video below shows how to create solid wood raised panels using a hand plane...Continue Reading
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HOW TO BUILD STAIRS: Watch Video Lesson on Cutting Stringers
Updated on August 12th, 2021
In this week’s two-video episode, see how stairs are supported on notched pieces called "stringers" to...Continue Reading
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Updated on July 8th, 2021
Q: What’s the best way to clear snow from my long rural driveway I’m a newly-single woman with a 16 year old son...Continue Reading
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HOW TO BUILD A DOOR – Warm, Exterior & Beautiful ...
Updated on September 14th, 2021
Do you want to build an insulated exterior door This article is a great place to start I've been a cabinetmaker and...Continue Reading
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GALVANIZED PIPE THREADER: See Amazing (and Super-Strong)...
Updated on August 18th, 2021
In this week’s video episode, learn how threads are cut on steel pipes with a machine a Milwaukee cordless...Continue Reading