Cutting circles in drywall can be a dusty, inexact process. Trying to stick to the pencil line you drew around your coffee can, especially with your 14,000 rpm rotary tool, sometimes results in ovals rather …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Michael Singer over at cnet News posted an article about a company called GNR8. The company, which specializes in swanky modern lighting, has basins and yes, bathtubs that are illuminated. This gives mood lighting a …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Have I mentioned my refusal to use toxins to control weeds on our lawn? On the off chance I might become possessed and choose to lick our lawn, or that the toxins will seep into …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Every once in a while I come across a home improvement business and think, “why didn’t I think of that?” That was the case when I saw a recent advertorial for a San Diego company …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Apparently I could have used a handy Zipwall last weekend. I was doing a little plaster patching that at one point involved a circular saw and a massive dust cloud. I was wearing a respirator, …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Why is there a nearly naked gnome on this post? All because the Snorkel Stove Company loves gnomes. They specialize in providing hot tubs that are not only made of wood, they also burn wood! …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Power palm sanders and random orbit sanders are true genius. I am unable to even begin to calculate how many hours of hand sanding my random orbit sander has saved me. If I could point …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Although there are a lot of different types of tile out there, sadly many of them are just plain boring. Thankfully the team over at Green River Stone Company is here to save us from …
Written by: Marc Lyman
For the last two years a couple of my geekier friends have been bugging me to get a headlamp. After feeling wrong about holding my flashlight in my mouth on a some electrical projects around …
Written by: Marc Lyman
A friend of mine living in Australia tipped me off to J-B Weld and he swears by the stuff. Touted as the “world’s finest cold-weld compound”, J-B Weld is a clever liquid steel/epoxy resin that …
Written by: Marc Lyman