Track Saws – From High Dollar to Homemade
Track saws, also known as plunge cut circular saws… If you are a tool nerd, you know that these babies are HOT! Every tool company seems to be coming out with one these days. I …
Written by: Rich
SnapRays Guidelight – A Brilliant Solution For Your Dark, Scary Places
My wife is a night-light fanatic. We have little lamps and night-lights all over the house – they’re in the family room, the hallway, the front room, the upstairs hallway, the kids’ bathroom. The only …
Written by: Phil
Zen and the Art of Fall Home Maintenance
Some view home maintenance as tedious drudgery best left alone until it works its way to the top of their honey-do list. Others look at it from the bright side, an enjoyable and pleasurable way …
Written by: Eric
Take Your Container Gardening to the Next Level – DrainSmart and PotRisers
Who says there are no new ideas? A while back our intrepid editor stumbled across two unique products for container gardening while scouring the show floor of the National Hardware Show. Impressed with what he …
Written by: Rich
How To, Tools, Windows & Doors
Hinge Mate HM 1100W Door Hinge Template Review – Making The Cut With Quality
At the risk of offending the three remaining members of the HCDAOA (Hollow Core Door Aficionados Of America), nothing screams “low budget crap” like a hollow core door. Naturally, when we bought an old farmhouse …
Written by: Phil
Spice It Up – Growing Plants for Salsa Making
Even though the recipe usually contains my personal form of kryptonite, I have been known to ignore common sense and consume large quantities of salsa anyway. This often ends with me briefly wondering why I’m hot pink all over the very next …
Written by: Lauren
How to Create a Dog-Friendly Breakfast Nook
As a remodeling contractor and custom cabinet maker, I have had the good fortune to work with a lot of interesting clients over the last 30 years. I have come to realize that some of …
Written by: Rich
Lighting, Milwaukee Tool, Tools
Lumens To Go – Milwaukee Cordless Work Lights Review
The options for working in the dark have come a long way. First it was a torch, then oil lamps and candles, and eventually the flashlight. While flashlights still have their uses, I often find …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Ten Tips for Pickling Wood
I like pickled wood almost as much as I like pickled foods. While the former turns my lighter colored woodworking projects into a work of art, the latter always sends my sodium level through the …
Written by: Eric
Hook-Tight – Like Tiny Yellow Helping Hands For Your Tie Downs
Like most truck owners, it seems like I’m constantly hauling something. Sometimes it’s lumber, flooring, construction debris, gravel, or other not-very-fun stuff, and sometimes it’s kayaks, coolers full of icy deliciousness, or my old motorcycle. …
Written by: Phil