1. Replace your old windows

Replacing your old drafty windows can be a major improvement to your home, not to mention your heating and cooling costs!  Measuring your windows is best done on the outside (at least in my case) where I was able to get actual tip to tip...

06/10/2008 | 8 Hits | Read more...

2. Raised bed garden

Instead of doing all things woody in my shop, I've been out in the yard.  I have it fixed in my mind that I want to grow a garden and I want to grow it in a raised bed.  The logic is perfectly sound, the bed won't be so low to the ground...

26/08/2008 | 69 Hits | Read more...

3. Before you restore/rebuild

With all our crafty ability, we can sometimes get carried away.  Yes, we have the knowledge, tools and ability to rebuild/restore whatever strikes our fancy but we need to be sure it is worth it.  An antique chest salvaged from roadside...

22/07/2008 | 113 Hits | Read more...

4. Knowing better

We ALL have things we know better than to do, and we do them anyway.  Handholding that piece on the drillpress instead of figuring out a way to clamp it is probably the most common and can be disasterous.  It is that time of year where I...

22/07/2008 | 90 Hits | Read more...

5. Hedge trimmer

It is no secret that I use Ryobi battery powered tools.  I generally keep two cordless drills, one for drilling and one for driving screws.  The 14 volt pair were given to my son and I had been reduced to just one 18 volt and was doing...

22/07/2008 | 93 Hits | Read more...