Need to secure building wrap or other fabric-type materials? You can’t do better than a cap stapler. Shooting a staple and a plastic cap washer, this is the fastest and best way to secure and of plastic or cloth. Click…
Canada’s Handiest Man, Steve Maxwell, lists the top 6 tools he swears do-it-yourself homeowners will never regret owning for home maintenance.
Why buy new furniture that everybody else has when you can make your own highly individual pieces? Furthermore, making your own furniture can often be more environmentally friendly than purchasing items that are manufactured and transported from overseas. So, here’s…
Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, discovers the wood finish that keeps Canada’s Bluenose II sailboat shining: Helmsman from Minwax.
Get the most out of your drill with the right kind of things to put into it. This video comes from my online course WOODWORKING FOR BEGINNERS.
It’s easy to look past the obvious fact that lumber comes from logs, but once you start thinking this way, interesting things can happen. It’s surprisingly easy to mill short, small logs into furniture-grade boards, right in your own workshop,…
I recently bought a new-to-me tractor and it did have any handy place to put a toolbox. But a little time in the shop with some 1/4″ x 2″ flat bar mild steel, and some John Deere green spray paint,…
Just how strong is a dowel joint? Watch and see this measured stress test applied to a standard dowel joint in my workshop. I was surprised.
Join me for a 13 minutes tutorial on plywood and other sheet goods for workshop and home renovation projects. This video is part of my Woodworking for Beginners online course.
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.
Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, explains a handy product called Grabbits that make tying down tarps much simpler and easier.