Learning & How-To
SHARPENING WOODWORKING TOOLS: Faster Method Yields Amazi...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Watch this short video demonstration of how a shop-built buffing wheel sharpening system works It's fast and very...Continue Reading
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What’s The Best Way to Finish Wood?
Updated on August 12th, 2021
UPDATED 19May2020 + video: Sooner or later, most homeowners get the urge to finish or refinish interior wood It’s...Continue Reading
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SPADE BITS DULL? Learn to Sharpen Them Yourself Easily
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Spade bits are one of my favourite tools for boring holes in wood and most plastics Precision is the reason why...Continue Reading
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FOUR BIG VIDEOS: Watch a Cecropia Moth Hatch, See How to...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
VIDEOS UP THIS TIME: Watch a huge cecropia moth hatching after nearly a year of incubating See how we cut and...Continue Reading
Home Interiors
Q&A OF THE WEEK: “How Can I Stop Knot Stains ...
Updated on May 13th, 2022
Q: "How can I stop knots from bleeding through after painting The knots are hidden at first, but eventually...Continue Reading
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TOOL REVIEW: Megapro Ratcheting Screwdriver
Updated on August 12th, 2021
UPDATED 13Mar2020: Click below to watch a tour of what might just be the world's best ratcheting screwdriver It's...Continue Reading
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Five Essential DIY Tools
Updated on August 12th, 2021
If you want to build a tool collection that will help you accomplish good things around your house, these five will...Continue Reading
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ROOT CELLAR PLANS: Eat Better for Less
Updated on September 14th, 2021
UPDATED 21Feb2020: No matter how convenient it becomes to buy and eat prepared foods from the supermarket, this...Continue Reading
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EASIER PICTURE HANGING: Nifty Tools Eliminates Guesswork
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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Porter-Cable Power Tools: A Century+ of Innovation
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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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
Outdoors
Q&A OF THE WEEK: “What Are My Options for Kee...
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