Hand Tools
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PORTABLE WORKSTATIONS: Two Strategies That I Use
Published on March 15th, 2024
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
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Leaving a Legacy With Your Handiwork
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Leonard Lee, famous Canadian and founder of Lee Valley Tools, died on July 7, 2016 and when that happened it got me...Continue Reading
Learning & How-To
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HOW TO CHOOSE A CORDLESS DRILL: A Quick Video Tutorial
Updated on August 12th, 2021
When it comes to power tools, there are more options than ever before, and the quality of choices is higher than...Continue Reading
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LOW FLUSH TOILETS: Choosing a Model That Really Works
Updated on August 12th, 2021
If you’re installing a toilet, there’s something you need to know Even brand new toilets can flush lazily and...Continue Reading
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HARDWOOD REFINISHING Q&A: How Do I Finish Wooden St...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Q: How should I prepare dirty, interior wood stairs for finishing I’m remodeling my parents’ home and part of the...Continue Reading
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Portable Natural Gas Generators: How to Choose and Use Them
Updated on August 12th, 2021
UPDATED 24Oct2019: Home generators can make up for a sad reality of life these days The reliability of our electricity...Continue Reading
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Personal Responsibility? See This Warning on a Cardboard Box
Published on September 30th, 2016
A roll of plastic pipe I ordered a while back arrived in a carton that makes me concerned A stern, 15-word warning of...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
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HOW-TO: Jointing Wood Flat & True
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Woodworking is always something of a wrestling match with the material No board is naturally flat and true without...Continue Reading
Home Exteriors
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Masonry, Life & Doing the Hard-But-Good Things
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Twenty five years ago I faced a choice, and it was like many of the big choices we all face in life Do I do the harder...Continue Reading
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CASE STUDY: Earning a Homestead Living
Updated on December 12th, 2017
Whenever I tell people that I live deep in the country, on an island at the end of a dead-end road, two hours from the...Continue Reading
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Wood-Free Woodworking: Composite Lumber for Outdoor Projects
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Two local Canadian heros were being celebrated in the little town near my home, and the commemoration included a...Continue Reading
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Keep on Truckin’: How to Make Your Vehicle Last Longer
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Some people manage their vehicles like tubes of caulking – use them up and throw them away Not me I aim for a long...Continue Reading