When Nerds Renovate – The Star Trek Door
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
Sweet Free Plans – MacGyver Worthy Piano Tool Bench and Conversation Piece
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. And while that may be true I contend, in at least this case, that ingenuity is the cranky old grandfather and boredom is the big papi! …
Written by: Leroy
Pocketweez – When You’re Serious as a Heart Attack About the Need to Tweeze
Scenario: I’m weeding my garden and as I brush a bug away from my face, feel a “man hair” growing out of my chin. (Damn, I’ll have to tend to that.) Moments later, an oversize …
Written by: Liz
How to Build a Rustic Picture Frame Using Half Round Birch
For those of you who like a rustic look in a picture frame, and I do mean rustic, the half round, birch wood frame is the ticket. As a custom picture framer hailing from Central …
Written by: Liz
T-Rex Tape Review – Includes Tent Repair and Waxing
Via my home improvement guru and mentor Red Green I learned early on that Duct Tape was the handyman’s secret weapon. So with that class-A upbringing I learned to use duct tape as not just …
Written by: Leroy
DIY Discussion, How To, Resources
Negotiating with Installation Services – A Survival Story
A little while ago, I told you of my tale of woe when it came to our engineered hardwood floors. While I respect that many of the commenters in that post still like the product …
Written by: Jen
Essential Auction Tips for Scoring Killer Tool Deals – Part 2
So last month I was at the IRS auction for a cabinet shop that had gone under and I scored some cool stuff. But not without some luck. The auctioneer had rattled off the rules …
Written by: Brad
Ridiculous Incarnate – The Wenger 16999 Giant Swiss Army Knife
Here’s some breaking news! You no longer need a fancy MRI machine (or the health coverage to pay for it) to peer into the mind of a person who may have gone completely nuts. Instead, …
Written by: Jen
Free Plans from SKIL – Desktop Bag Toss Game
So, are you the only person in the world who does not have an iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad and are therefore denied the addictive joy of Angry Birds? We feel for you. So …
Written by: Jen
Gardening, Green, How To, Videos
Getting Spring Garden Ready – How To Test the pH of your Soil
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