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WOODWORKING: How to Prepare Boards for Great Results
Updated on November 30th, 2019
UPDATED 29Nov2019 + video: If you aspire to create great woodworking in a home workshop, you need to start with...Continue Reading
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HARDWOOD REFINISHING Q&A: How Do I Finish Wooden St...
Updated on November 30th, 2019
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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DOWEL JOINERY: Why It’s Easy to Love This Great Wo...
Updated on October 10th, 2020
If I had to choose just one method to connect project parts for the rest of my woodworking career, the dowel joint...Continue Reading
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HOW TO PAINT: Five Tips from the Pros & a Video
Updated on December 8th, 2018
UPDATED 7Dec2018: One of the digital things I do to make ends meet is create the content for a magazine called Pro...Continue Reading
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BACKYARD CHICKEN HOUSE: Download Free Building Plans
Updated on October 20th, 2018
UPDATED 19Oct2018: When it comes to keeping chickens, I’m always surprised at how many people want to do it Even...Continue Reading
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INTERESTING PEOPLE: Cathedral Painters Work Miracles of ...
Published onMarch 9th, 2018
If you haven’t been to an old church for a while, you might consider going at least for the view There’s a lot more...Continue Reading
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Portable Natural Gas Generators: How to Choose and Use Them
Updated on October 24th, 2019
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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Lessons Learned From an Old Roof
Updated on July 11th, 2020
A couple of autumns ago I climbed onto a small, deteriorating roof that I hadn’t walked on for 30 years The activity...Continue Reading
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Personal Responsibility? See This Warning on a Cardboard Box
Published onSeptember 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
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TOOLS: Two Portable Workstation Strategies
Updated on December 12th, 2017
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