HisFixitUpLife
Mark Clement, MyFixitUpLife Carpenter, is a licensed contractor, tool expert, wood and outdoor enthusiast, and elite Spartan Race competitor. And I'm a get-it-done guy.
I like the Hitachi table saw, model C10RJ. Excellent features combine to make a pro-level tool—also awesome for some DIY woodworking action—that can keep pace…
I loved making this raised garden bed. Want one for yourself? Here comes the how-to. Note: We partnered with Wood It’s Real for this article….
Here’s the story of my woodworking afternoon to create a DIY checkerboard. I call my kind of woodworking ‘workbench woodworking’ because I am not set…
When I set out to make a clock, it also appears I set out to make every woodworking mistake imaginable. Come along on my journey…
I’m sure they struggled naming the Milwaukee Tick tool tracker after an insect that’s ugly and dangerous. However, it’s also grimly accurate considering that this…
I have a box of drywall screws to install drywall, but now that I’ve made the leap over to Spax screws for nearly everything I…
Basement remodeling is hard. One of the many difficult things—at least for me—is cutting out recessed lights in drywall with any degree of accuracy. Quick…
So this was a fun discovery: I can sharpen a lawnmower blade with a Dremel tool and metal grinding attachment. Then I can de-gunk the…
There’s never enough space for all the stuff when I cook on the grill, so I set out to build a table to solve that…
Here’s the stain a wood pergola story. We needed to stain our wood pergola. The 8-year-old pergola has seen less than 8 seconds of maintenance,…
If Thor made a croquet set, he’d have this one. Big. Bad. Burned. And ready to bring the thunder. Want one of your own? Here’s how I made this croquet set.
A long time ago, being a carpenter picked me. I didn’t pick it. And somewhere along the line building things became more about shelter than…
