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TIME FOR A NEW ROOF?: Be Sure To Read This First
Updated on July 8th, 2021
UPDATED 11Sep2020 + video below: I get a fair number of emails from homeowners looking for advice on getting the best...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
MILLING MICRO-LUMBER: Tricks for Sawing Your Own Real Bo...
Published on December 28th, 2023
It’s easy to look past the obvious fact that lumber comes from logs, but once you start thinking this way,...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
CANES & WALKING STICKS: It’s Easy to Whittle ...
Updated on April 26th, 2024
I’m seeing more and more people walking with canes & walking sticks these days, but none of the factory-made,...Continue Reading
Article
Q&A OF THE WEEK: Resurfacing a Wooden Deck
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Q: Can I attach synthetic deck lumber directly on top of the existing wood of my old deck I’m tired of finishing and...Continue Reading
Philosophy
LETTERS FROM WAR: Uncle Ken’s Messages Home From WWI
Published on November 10th, 2023
A relative of mine that I admire but never met – my great Uncle Ken – fought in World War I, and on the occasion of...Continue Reading
Article
Top 5 Make-Do Tool Tips for DIYers
Updated on January 21st, 2022
When it comes to tools, you’ll never have everything There’s always some implement or another that would make your...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
Tools, Kids and Making Things
Published on April 3rd, 2024
It wasn’t until the third or fourth time I introduced elementary school kids to tools and woodworking in the...Continue Reading
Article
SIPs Panels: A Better Way to Build with this Foam Board ...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
SIPs panels empower ordinary people to create extraordinary building There are more ways to raise a good building these...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
WOODWORKING FOR BEGINNERS: Footstool Project Teaches the...
Published on March 8th, 2024
Are you interested in learning to work with wood You’ve come to the right place The best way to make that happen is...Continue Reading
Article
Concrete-Friendly Floor Prep
Updated on July 8th, 2021
2 Breakthrough Options for Trouble-Free Finished Floors Over Concrete Concrete floors have always been part of modern...Continue Reading
Article
SHOWER STALL SUPREME: How a DIYer Built a Great Bathroom...
Published on August 3rd, 2022
Brad Elkins is not a contractor, and that’s precisely why his story is worth telling He’s living proof that an...Continue Reading
Molding & Trim
CROWN MOLDING: Put These Five Tips Into Practice & ...
Updated on June 10th, 2023
If you’d like to install crown molding at your place, this article and video can help you do it better and faster...Continue Reading