I ask you, is there a more utilitarian piece of construction equipment than the sawhorse? Of course there’s the obvious elevated board positioning rack or EBPR (yeah I came up with that all by myself). …
Written by: Leroy
Recently, RotoZip’s latest version of its spiral saw corkscrewed its way into the HF executive suite. I’ve been using a RotoZip tool for many years, primarily for drywall cutouts and brain surgery, and I was …
Written by: Phil
I’ve taken over the helm on Tool News Nirvana again, and that means: 1) This issue is later than usual 2) You can expect even more boring, uninspired copy to accompany all the mind-blowing news …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Wood can be so damn straight! Oh sure, you can always grab a trusty jigsaw and a little sandpaper to make a few curves. But what if you’ve got a woodworking project so curvaceous it …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Summer is dwindling down. Labor Day weekend has thankfully come and gone; since I live on a beach route people get a little crazy this time of year. Even though the smell of BBQ, sun …
Written by: Leroy
A lot of cool things show up on our radar here at HomeFixated. Sometimes we’re able to bring them to your attention lightning fast. Other times, we’re slower than even print media. Case in point: …
Written by: Marc Lyman
When a lone black glove with a built-in light show arrived at the HomeFixated executive offices, naturally our first thought was that Michael Jackson had been reincarnated and had stepped up his game. And indeed, …
Written by: Phil
To be honest I’m not much into apps. I have a few: Temple Runner, Netflix, and Skype (although I have yet to actually use it). But, I’ve found one that I’m pretty excited about, Grow …
Written by: Leroy
As with many memorable stories, this one begins with the line, “Back in college,”. Back in college, I used to regularly drive a 500 mile stretch between Southern California and the bay area, where I …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Well for some of us out there the summer was pretty brutal. Little to no rainfall for most of July caused drought conditions over much of the US. Much of the central part of the …
Written by: Leroy