Mirror Mirror on the Wall
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
Don’t Sneeze at the Zipwall
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
Fire up the Hot Tub
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
Taking the Sand out of Sandpaper
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
This Tile Seems Fishy
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
All Hail the Petzl TacTikka Plus Headlamp
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
No Welder? No problem!
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
Anti-bird Balloons
I knew when a nature loving, home improvement guru and friend was tempted to shoot some nasty woodpeckers after they poked holes into his custom log home, trouble was brewing. Thankfully a solution of black …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Timbersil – Green Wood is Good
Have you ever looked into the toxic metals and material that go into some pressure treated lumber? If so, you have reason to be concerned, and so is a company called TimberSIL that was created …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Magnetize your Walls
Technically I should title this post Metalize your Walls. The crafty team over at Kling Magnetics in Chatham, New York, have devised a paint that enables magnets to adhere to it. Magic Wall Magnetic Paint …
Written by: Marc Lyman