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If there’s one thing I hope you get for your next DIY project out of this video it’s this: Elect yourself Facilities Manager of your…

Krozby, Expert Dog on the Dremel 7300 Series Pet Grooming Tool: “When I see a power tool with a dog on the label, I know…

A portable generator is power—that means normalcy, heat, hot showers, safety—when there is none. It’s real payback: Connecting people and power cords. Note: We worked with…

My own memories of living through several terrible storms wasn’t enough to push me to buy a portable generator. So what tipped the scale? Simple…

Fred is our new DIY Halloween Spider. We made him from soldered copper pipe and he is now an 8-legged part of the family. Want…

Raised garden bed stain tips: Some simple tools, tips and techniques to minimize frustration and get the coverage that makes you happy.

I took a chance with this copper pipe coat rack design. And I’m glad I did. Somwhere between woodworking and plumbing and design, it was…

Elkay USA—makers of the magnificent kitchen sink—invited a few of us from the world of home improvement and social media on a factory tour of…

Tool review in two-sentences: If you have one of those never-stays-flat thin rubber nail gun hoses and hate it, get a Flexzilla right now. Now…

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…

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…