Home Exteriors
HAND-FORGED HINGE INSTALLATION: Watch Me Chop a Hinge Po...
Updated on October 8th, 2022
Just a fun, two-minute peek over my shoulder as I use a super-sharp chisel and mallet to create a pocket for a...Continue Reading
Hand Tools
PORTABLE WORKSTATIONS: Two Strategies That I Use
Updated on November 5th, 2022
More than one old-timer I know tells how new carpenters used to be judged on the job by their ability to build a...Continue Reading
Masonry & Stonework
ANCHORING TO MASONRY: Check Out These Options for Success
Updated on October 7th, 2022
Concrete, brick and stone play a larger role than ever in today’s home building and renovations, and that’s a...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
ROUTER PITFALLS TO AVOID: Watch Out for These Five Big Ones
Published on September 30th, 2022
Routers are used for shaping and milling wood, and they do this by spinning a variety of bits at up to 25,000...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
WOOD CARVING CLASSIC: How to Make Letters & Numbers...
Updated on September 23rd, 2022
It’s funny what sticks with you from childhood One of my earliest woodworking memories is of my grandfather using a...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
BUILD YOUR OWN CLASSIC CABINETS: Learn How With My Onlin...
Updated on September 23rd, 2022
If you'd like to save money and have a great time building your own amazing kitchen cabinets, built-ins or perhaps a...Continue Reading
Hand Tools
COOL ADJUSTABLE WRENCH: See a Modern Reproduction of a T...
Published on September 16th, 2022
93 years ago today, on September 17, 1929, inventor Edwin J Evans received a patent for a unique type of adjustable...Continue Reading
Portable Power Tools
CIRCULAR SAWS: Tips on Choosing One You’ll Love
Updated on September 16th, 2022
A long time ago my neighbour, Norm, needed help The asphalt roof on his summer place just down the road from where I...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
WOODWORKING BASICS: How to Apply Solid Wood Edging to Pl...
Published on September 9th, 2022
How do you hide the edges of veneered plywood or particleboard in furniture and cabinets you make Solid wood edging is...Continue Reading
Learning & How-To
BISCUIT JOINER TRICK: You’ve Probably Never Seen T...
Published on September 9th, 2022
In the world of woodworking, biscuits are pre-made ovals of compressed hardwood that are used to create simple, strong...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
USING A WOODWORKING JOINTER: How to Prepare Boards for G...
Updated on September 10th, 2022
If you aspire to do great woodworking in a home workshop, you need to start with wood that's flat, square and true The...Continue Reading
Workshop
CHOOSING A CHOPSAW: A Little History & Tips To Help...
Published on September 2nd, 2022
Back in 1967, the Delta power tool company started something big, and like most world-changing events it looked pretty...Continue Reading