Back-To-Nature Ready-Strip Pro

Okay, I know this “tool” review is about a flashlight, but this is a flashlight worth writing about. Honest. When I got the unit—it’s called…

On retainer. As much as I identify myself as a carpenter/remodeler whose focus is essentially nailing wood together to form the structure of a home…

One of the perennial problems with drywall repair and paint preparation (usually one in the same on our projects) is the amount of time and…

Here’s a product for the homeowner who has it all — or for a homeowner constantly on the go: electronic programmable locks. Schalge’s new series…

When I was a little boy, my mom had these great tweezers that could get any splinter known to creation out of my flesh, of…

I love compressors. Except that I hate them. Compressors mean lugging heavy, awkward things to and from the jobsite and in and out of my…

So here’s one of my least favorite things to do: lug my hand-carry compressor to and from the jobsite. It’s sixty or seventy pounds of…

There’s something about pine that people connect with. It’s refined yet rustic, making it the right design call for many projects like additions, kitchens and…

Twisting wire, screwing on wire nuts and neatly folding wire into a junction box not only takes time, it gets old after a while. So…

As the outdoor living category grows, the products coming to market continue to bring indoor elements out, blurring the line between inside and out. Take…

I’ve framed and tiled a lot of shower enclosures over the years, but my favorites — both to build and to have in my own…

Copper Craft I love awesome-ness. The awesomer the better. And when you’re talking about clients at the high end, you’re talking about customers working with…

Bland To Grand I have to admit that when I think about fiberglass doors, I typically don’t think of high-end detailing and destination craftsmanship. But…

Recent supercells (intense wind and lightning storms) have been dropping old and shallow rooted trees where I live for the past month. I’ve been cleaning…

Like so many great ideas, this one is stolen. Shamelessly, I might add (if that’s even necessary). I’ve now seen a couple of contractors whose…