Skip to content
Bailey Line Road: Hands-On Living Blog Logo
  • COURSESExpand
    • 3 Solar Projects
    • Aging Well at Home
    • Feed Yourself For a Year
    • How to Build a Cozy Cabin
    • How to Build a Deck
    • How to Build Traditional Solid Wood Cabinet
    • How to Choose Brick & Stone for Home
    • How to Finish a Basement
    • Keep it Flowing
    • Keeping Backyard Chickens
    • MIG Welding Skills for the Home Workshop
    • Power Your Home with Renewable Energy
    • Razor Sharp
    • Septic System Rescue
    • Wood Finishing Mastery Formula
    • Woodworking Success Blueprint
  • HOME EXTERIORS
  • HOME INTERIORS
  • OUTDOORS
  • WORKSHOP
  • LIFESTYLE
  • ABOUTExpand
    • ABOUT
    • CONTACT
    • NEWSLETTER
Bailey Line Road: Hands-On Living Blog Logo
  • Ryobi 18V lithium battery pack on metal surface.
    Workshop

    Where can I find a reasonably priced replacement battery for my Skil 2487 cordless drill?

    BySteve Maxwell February 8, 2013March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

    Where can I find a reasonably priced replacement battery for my Skil 2487 cordless drill? A long time ago I read an article of yours about a battery supplier, but I can’t remember the name. A: All cordless tool batteries…

    Read More Where can I find a reasonably priced replacement battery for my Skil 2487 cordless drill?Continue

  • Close-up of spray paint can nozzle.
    Workshop

    How can I remove a reddish brown stain from an old coat rack so I can stain the wood black?

    BySteve Maxwell February 8, 2013March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    How can I remove a reddish brown stain from an old coat rack so I can stain the wood black? Is there a particular stripping product that works with stain? The thing about stains is that they soak into the…

    Read More How can I remove a reddish brown stain from an old coat rack so I can stain the wood black?Continue

  • Man woodworking with safety gear in workshop.
    Workshop

    What kind of router should I buy?

    BySteve Maxwell February 8, 2013March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    What kind of router should I buy? I’m a middle-aged woman, out on my own again, and I’d like to build the kind of basic furniture I need to set myself up in a mostly empty house. A router is…

    Read More What kind of router should I buy?Continue

  • Close-up of weathered wooden floorboards
    Workshop

    Where can I buy creosote wood preservative?

    BySteve Maxwell February 8, 2013March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

    Where can I buy creosote wood preservative? I used to find it on hardware store shelves, but not anymore. Creosote has been used to protect wood against rot since the 1800s, but it’s been phased out for use by consumers,…

    Read More Where can I buy creosote wood preservative?Continue

  • What’s the best type of blade for cutting 3/4″-thick OSB with a circular saw?
    Workshop

    What’s the best type of blade for cutting 3/4″-thick OSB with a circular saw?

    BySteve Maxwell February 8, 2013March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

    What’s the best type of blade for cutting 3/4″-thick OSB with a circular saw? The blades I’ve been using bind and cut poorly. I’m ready to snap! Any kind of general-purpose carbide-tooth blade will easily cut through the kind of…

    Read More What’s the best type of blade for cutting 3/4″-thick OSB with a circular saw?Continue

  • Modern skylight installed on shingled roof
    Workshop

    What’s the life expectancy of skylights?

    BySteve Maxwell February 8, 2013March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

    What’s the life expectancy of skylights? Mine are 25 years old, they’re leaking, and a roofer hasn’t been able to fix the problem. Where can I turn for reliable skylight replacement? I’m a single woman and don’t want to be…

    Read More What’s the life expectancy of skylights?Continue

  • What’s the best product to use for finishing the interior of pine windows?
    Home Exteriors Home Interiors Workshop

    What’s the best product to use for finishing the interior of pine windows?

    BySteve Maxwell February 8, 2013March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    What’s the best product to use for finishing the interior of pine windows? I want to leave the wood its natural colour, and I’m thinking of either waterbased urethane or tung oil. Which do you recommend? The interior surface of…

    Read More What’s the best product to use for finishing the interior of pine windows?Continue

  • beautifully finished wooden deck
    Workshop

    How can I work with warped wood?

    BySteve Maxwell February 8, 2013March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    I’m sorry to hear about your trouble, and I’m also sorry to tell you that permanently removing warps in solid wood furniture parts is virtually impossible after the fact. If the warp is large enough to be an issue, then…

    Read More How can I work with warped wood?Continue

  • Rustic wooden shed beside parked vehicles and greenery.
    Outdoors Workshop

    ASK STEVE: Beginner help with building a garden shed

    BySteve Maxwell February 7, 2013March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

    I’m looking to build a garden shed, but don’t know which way to proceed. I can be handy if I put my mind to it, but it doesn’t exactly flow for me. I’d like the shed to be 6-feet by…

    Read More ASK STEVE: Beginner help with building a garden shedContinue

  • Close-up of an old, rusty kerosene can on a metal surface with corrugated backdrop.
    Workshop

    Are Kerosene Heaters Safe?

    BySteve Maxwell February 7, 2013March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

    I’m thinking about using a kerosene heater to warm things up in my garage workshop. Are these safe to use in a space where I plan to do sanding and finishing? I’m concerned about dust and fumes. I’ve been working…

    Read More Are Kerosene Heaters Safe?Continue

  • Man reading tablet in carpentry workshop
    Workshop

    How to set up a workshop on a small budget – get your priorities straight!

    BySteve Maxwell February 7, 2013March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    How should a beginner set up a home woodworking shop given a $1000 initial budget? What tools make sense to buy first? My approach to equipping a workshop is different than most. Although many of us have to start small…

    Read More How to set up a workshop on a small budget – get your priorities straight!Continue

  • Caulking
    Workshop

    Where can I find the Bulldog Grip polyurethane caulking you’ve recommended many times?

    BySteve Maxwell February 6, 2013March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

    Where can I find the Bulldog Grip polyurethane caulking you’ve recommended many times? We’ve got full southerly exposure at the back of our house, and any caulking I’ve used on the windows and doors just bubbles and fails quickly. No…

    Read More Where can I find the Bulldog Grip polyurethane caulking you’ve recommended many times?Continue

Page navigation

Previous PagePrevious 1 … 46 47 48 49 50 … 55 Next PageNext
  • Home
  • Courses
  • Home Exteriors
  • Home Interiors
  • Outdoors
  • Workshop
  • Lifestyle
  • About
  • TikTok
  • Facebook
  • X (Twitter)
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

© 2026 Baileylineroad, All Rights Reserved.

  • Contact
  • Site Map
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
Scroll to top
  • COURSES
    • 3 Solar Projects
    • Aging Well at Home
    • Feed Yourself For a Year
    • How to Build a Cozy Cabin
    • How to Build a Deck
    • How to Build Traditional Solid Wood Cabinet
    • How to Choose Brick & Stone for Home
    • How to Finish a Basement
    • Keep it Flowing
    • Keeping Backyard Chickens
    • MIG Welding Skills for the Home Workshop
    • Power Your Home with Renewable Energy
    • Razor Sharp
    • Septic System Rescue
    • Wood Finishing Mastery Formula
    • Woodworking Success Blueprint
  • HOME EXTERIORS
  • HOME INTERIORS
  • OUTDOORS
  • WORKSHOP
  • LIFESTYLE
  • ABOUT
    • ABOUT
    • CONTACT
    • NEWSLETTER
Search