Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
WOODWORKING WISDOM: Five Tips You’ve Probably Neve...
Updated on February 17th, 2023
I'm a cabinetmaker by trade, and I wrote my first magazine article about woodworking in 1988 Since then I've written...Continue Reading
Patios, Decks & Sunrooms
DECK DESIGN DETAILS: How a Router and Three Bits Boost B...
Updated on February 17th, 2023
Got a deck building project in mind for your house Most people who build decks or have a deck built by a professional...Continue Reading
Welding & Metalworking
PORTABLE WELDERS: A Convenient, Inexpensive 120 Volt Opt...
Updated on February 10th, 2023
Earlier this week I got an email from a subscriber named Michael, wondering about getting started with MIG welding at...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
BOOST YOUR HOME WITH A ROUTER: 3 Little-Used Trim Profil...
Updated on February 10th, 2023
Emotions drive people more than anything else, and this is why home improvement is so perennially popular We all want...Continue Reading
Hand Tools
LIGHT SABER SCREWDRIVER!?: See a “Brand New”...
Published on February 3rd, 2023
About a century ago, a German tool maker named Conrad Baumann invented a screw driving tool that was manufactured for...Continue Reading
Finishing
SANDING WOOD: See Four Kinds of Sanders and How They Wor...
Published on February 3rd, 2023
Everyone likes silky-smooth wood surfaces, and sanders devoted to making this happen are now much better and more...Continue Reading
Portable Power Tools
CORDLESS MITRE SAWS: The Near-Perfect Tool for DIY Work
Published on February 3rd, 2023
Reading Time = 4 minutes Video Watch Time = 15 1/2 minutes The country where I live, Canada, has some of...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
SANDING CABINET FACE FRAMES: Video Tutorial Shows the Ri...
Published on January 27th, 2023
Face frames are parts on traditional cabinets that surround door and drawer openings, and sanding them so the joints...Continue Reading
Finishing
CHALKED PAINT: Delivers Classic Looks, Enduring Beauty &...
Updated on January 27th, 2023
Want to create an attractive, distressed finish on furniture and interior woodwork Chalked paint is one of the most...Continue Reading
Welding & Metalworking
SETTING UP A MIG WELDER: See The Simplest, Easiest Weldi...
Published on January 20th, 2023
Have you ever wanted to weld It's a powerful home workshop skill and MIG welding is the simplest of all the welding...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
CHISELS & PLANES: Why These Hand Tools Still Make Sense
Updated on January 21st, 2023
Power tools generate their own hype That’s why you don’t hear much about hand tools in the advertising-driven world...Continue Reading
Windows & Doors
BUILD YOUR OWN EXTERIOR DOOR: Downloadable Plans for Sho...
Published on January 20th, 2023
You certainly can’t complain about the performance of modern, ready-made, insulated exterior steel doors They keep...Continue Reading