We like to save time while we work, and use those time-savers as opportunities to add style. For a Western Red Cedar pergola project, we use purlins instead of notching rafters over the beam.
We like to save time while we work, and use those time-savers as opportunities to add style. For a Western Red Cedar pergola project, we use purlins instead of notching rafters over the beam.
Bench-building is in my blood. I’ve been building them since pre-school, where I developed my technique: two wide legs and a nice top. My…
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Countersink, verb: to set the head of a screw or nail slightly below the surface of the piece being fastened. Mark A licensed contractor, tool…
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Question: I need some upcycle ideas. I have about 48 square feet of cedar boards that I pulled out of a closet from a house…
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Add style and save time on your next pergola project with purlins, instead of notching rafters over the beam. Purlins are fast to install, lock…
Hi, I’m Lexi and I love to paint. Here are some things that I’ve painted: benches scrap wood garden signs I made the garden sign…
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Our house has a side yard whose main feature used to be that it didn’t have any nice features (Figure 1). This tiny, unattractive bit…