June 14, 2006—What has happened to the great American deck? Not too long ago, it was a rectangular platform of pressure-treated pine appended to the…
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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…
May 20, 2006 — If you’re looking for a way to gamble with your own and your workers’ safety while risking a job shut-down and…
If there’s such a thing as a macho gene, one look at International’s XT truck series promises to tweak that ganglia. The XTs are big….
RIGGS WORKWEAR by Wrangler must know how many pairs of jeans and other pants I’ve trashed framing, demolishing, roofing, trimming and whatever else, because they’ve…
Good boots are an expensive but undeniably important tool, and good ones help us do our jobs more comfortably. If your boots date back into…
Wall Art If there’s one thing I keep running into as I remodel, it’s that space is at a greater premium than ever. Whether it’s…
You lookin’ for tough, good-looking work pants? Try Field and Stream’s Upland Canvas Pant. These bad boys — while made for hunting in the woods…
I’m surprised Boeing hasn’t called to use our air-tunnel dining room to test new products. Despite the fact that it is inches away from a…
For many homeowners, adding a deck can lead naturally to thinking about ways to connect the new outdoor living space with the inside of the…