I am a true geek. I have a pretty extensive science background and love reading books about math and science. Several years ago I read a book called “The Golden Ratio: The Story of PHI, …
Written by: Leroy
Building Materials, DIY Discussion, Hardware, Videos
Every woodworker I know has installed a deck or two sometime in his or her career. And if you’ve done a lot of them you know the different types of installation and fastening systems available. …
Written by: Brad
Whenever I watch those House Hunters and Property Virgins shows on HGTV, I’m often blown away by how large the homes are for such little money. And yet, the homeowners who are hmm’ing and hawww’ing …
Written by: Jen
Gardening, How To, Landscaping, Videos
Planting trees has always been a bane on my existence. I have a hard enough time remembering to feed my kid and he cries when he’s hungry. The needs of a tree are so much …
Written by: Leroy
As much as I like Star Wars, I have always been a Star Trek kind of girl. Sure, it’s easy to say that now, after JJ Abrams rebooted the series in such a hip way, …
Written by: Jen
Gardening, Green, How To, Videos
Winter’s little secrets always come out after the snow melts: Garbage, doggie doos and lost mittens suddenly seem to appear out of nowhere. But it’s often what we can’t really see (at least not right …
Written by: Jen
AWP maker of tool belts, heavy duty suspenders, knee pads and other construction/home improvement gear has come out with what I think will lead to the next major Olympic sport. The Knee Blades are knee …
Written by: Leroy
A couple weeks ago I was browsing fellow tool blog sites, and I think it was ToolSnob, that basically said (and I’m paraphrasing very loosely here), “we’ve got a bunch of news and since we’re …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Bosch, Tools, Videos, Woodworking
OK, so maybe “pocket-sized” is a stretch, but the new Bosch GTS1031 10″ jobsite table saw looks incredibly compact. Sometimes companies throw around the word “portable” with loose abandon. Case in point: “Portable” Buildings. Sure …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Let’s say you live somewhere with no mailman, meter reader, newspaper delivery person, or anyone else who might make the grievous error of stepping foot onto your property without good reason. Let’s also say that …
Written by: Marc Lyman