How to Score with Home Improvement
You can say what you want. Laugh all you want. I am a Chicago Cubs fan. Yes, for whatever reason I have decided to be a long suffering woeful Cubs fan. Growing up in a …
Written by: Ty
DIY Discussion
Decor, DIY Discussion, Painting
Painting Un-Tips, Learn From Our Painting Mistakes
Part of the reason I went into carpentry (besides the girls, fame, fortune, and sweet tools) was that in my line of work I didn’t have to do crap like painting. That has all gone …
Written by: Ty
DIY Discussion, How To, Woodworking
Playground DIY, With Some Little Help
A few Saturdays ago I was enticed by the promise of beer and steaks to help a fellow carpenter with an “easy” project. Why I listen to this guy anymore is beyond me. At last …
Written by: Ty
DIY Discussion, How To, Pest Control, Safety
Dear Crabby- Random DIY Advice for the Home Fixated
At some point, I think I mentioned that I busted up my ankle, and how glorious it was. I think the painkillers must have been going to my head. There pretty much isn’t anything fun …
Written by: Ty
Building Materials, DIY Discussion, How To
How To Build a Pony Wall
So far I’ve hit on things like fences, decks, destroying your kitchen, and installing TVs on your lawn mowers. All fairly involved, (and supremely practical) big projects that require a lot of planning and some …
Written by: Ty
DIY Discussion, How To, Woodworking
Finish Carpentry: A Beginning
Sheesh. That title seems like I will be embarking on an 11 part saga about finish carpentry. I will spare you the other 10 installments, and just focus on what I think is important. For …
Written by: Ty
DIY Discussion, Resources, Woodworking
TiteBond vs Gorilla Glue, HomeFixated Style Mythbusting
I freakin’ love Discovery’s Mythbusters. That show is pretty awesome. They get to build stuff, blow up stuff, make robots, and have a super huge shop with pretty much every tool imaginable. They have even …
Written by: Ty
What Went Down In the Osorio Tablesaw Accident Lawsuit
A while back, we wrote an article about SawStop table saw safety technology, and a particular lawsuit won by a man, Carlos Osorio, who severely injured himself using a basic table saw without SawStop technology …
Written by: Marc Lyman
DIY Discussion, How To, Kitchen
Kitchen Remodeling, 5 Must-Read Tips to Consider Before You Start
Remodeling a kitchen is a big undertaking. A lot of things need to be considered before taking the plunge. Frankly–a lot of fun things need to be hashed out. For me–I would probably have to …
Written by: Ty
Accessories, DIY Discussion, How To
Screws & Screw Removal – 7 Tips To Extract Stripped Screws
Few things are quite as maddening as a stripped screw. Seriously, all these phrases ratchet up the innuendo points wildly. I actually get a bonus for scoring high on this scale. So, prepare yourselves for thinly veiled …
Written by: Ty