In last month’s article on basic garden markers, I talked about how to make garden markers with colorful wooden sticks. These are great for labeling seedlings and other annuals, because they are cheap and easy …
Written by: Lauren
Accessories, DeWalt, Sponsored, Storage
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. Despite my best efforts to stow things where I’m SURE I’ll find them, on any given job I spend WAY too much time searching for the parts …
Written by: Phil
Architecture, Building Materials, Green, News
No, I’m not suggesting you fashion a magic wand out of bamboo, as the title might imply. However, according to BamCore CEO Hal Hinkle, timber bamboo is the most eco-friendly building material on the market …
Written by: Anne Marie
Lots of changes are happening with the new, improved Hitachi Power Tools. Since being sold by the giant Hitachi parent company to the investment firm KKR & Co. L.P. last year, the brand is being …
Written by: Michael Springer
DIY Discussion, Green, Storage
For the past few years I’ve been reading articles, watching YouTube videos, and even documentaries about minimalism (the act of downsizing in order to live a more meaningful life, not to be confused with the …
Written by: Anne Marie
One of the first power tools I ever purchased was a Black & Decker circular saw. That was a LONG time ago, and there have been many tool purchases since then, but that saw helped …
Written by: Phil
Accessories, Brands, DIY Discussion, Tools, Worx
We recently were offered the opportunity to review the Worx Pegasus Folding Work Table and Sawhorse. Worx is a line of power tools and lawn and garden equipment distributed by Positec (short of “positive technology”) …
Written by: Anne Marie
Over the years, I have tried many methods to help me keep track of which plant is in which container. The good news is that fully-grown usually plants aren’t too hard to tell apart. But …
Written by: Lauren
Have you ever tried to wrestle a full sheet of 3/4” plywood or MDF through a table saw? Or tried to get a perfectly straight cut in sheet goods or dimensional lumber with a circular …
Written by: Phil
When I started working on my first old house, a contractor friend advised me to leave my level and framing square at home. It’s true that little, if any, of the existing structure in most …
Written by: Phil