Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
CROSSCUTTING LUMBER WISELY: Strategies for Optimizing Wo...
Updated on July 17th, 2024
Reading Time = 3 minutes You’ve got a stack of terrific wood sitting in your workshop and a vision for...Continue Reading
Portable Power Tools
TOOLS OF MASS CONSTRUCTION: 4 Options That Make a Big DI...
Updated on July 17th, 2024
Reading Time = 8 minutes Back in 1975, top trades people installed an average of about $10,000 worth of...Continue Reading
Welding & Metalworking
FIXING A BAD WELD: Watch & Learn the Causes & ...
Published on July 16th, 2024
Watch and learn how to solve the most common type of bad MIG weld, something I call the "timid weld" The footage...Continue Reading
Hand Tools
LIGHT SABER SCREWDRIVER!?: See a “Brand New”...
Published on July 12th, 2024
About a century ago, a German tool maker named Conrad Baumann invented a screw driving tool that was manufactured...Continue Reading
Finishing
SANDING WOOD: See Four Kinds of Sanders and How They Wor...
Published on July 12th, 2024
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 July 12th, 2024
Reading Time = 4 minutes Video Watch Time = 15 1/2 minutes The country where I live, Canada, has some of...Continue Reading
Welding & Metalworking
HAND-HELD PROPANE TORCHES: See Why I Like This Model
Published on July 12th, 2024
Hand-held torches are one of the handiest tools to have in the shop, and that’s why I’ve made it my business to...Continue Reading
Autos & Machinery
HOLE SAW VS. STEEL: Watch What This Tool Does to 3/4R...
Published on July 9th, 2024
Video watch time = 5 1/2 minutes Sometimes a tool surprises you in a pleasant way That's the case with a hole...Continue Reading
Portable Power Tools
SHOP VACS 101: Learn the Basics of Choosing a Great Model
Updated on July 10th, 2024
Reading Time = 4 minutes Chances are good that if you’re interested in making your home a better place, a...Continue Reading
Forests, Lumber & Firewood
RESPONSIBLE FORESTRY: Good Wood Without the Guilt
Published on July 9th, 2024
Reading Time = 5 minutes If you're concerned about where our wood for projects and renovations come from, I've...Continue Reading
Finishing
PAINT THAT DOESN’T PEEL!: My Experiences With Allb...
Updated on July 10th, 2024
Reading Time = 4 minutes I think I may have discovered the most durable and pleasant to use exterior paint in...Continue Reading
Portable Power Tools
My 3 Favourite Woodworking Sanders
Published on July 5th, 2024
Watch me explain why I like these three types of sanders and what each are especially good at Choosing the right...Continue Reading