Storage Solutions From Around The Web
In the upcoming issue of The Journal of Light Construction, Gary Striegler outlines his take on what makes a great walk-in closet. You can read that article here.
DeWalt has its own version of reality TV with “Top 17 Finish Carpenters.” I’ve had a blast checking over the entries and the step-by-step photos of some of [...]
DIY Fixes : Repairing Wood Rot
Wood decays, that’s a fact. And to repair it, you’ve got to think like a dentist. First, you’ve got to remove the rot until you get to some reasonably solid wood. Depending on the location of the damage a scraper works great, but there comes a time when you’ve got to do some drilling or [...]
Heat Loss And Your Recessed Lights
Recessed lighting has become the standard in most American homes and are frequently used in bathroom and kitchen remodels (and hopefully they’re UL/CUL listed for damp locations). They offer an out of the way light source that is hard to beat. But, are these same lights costing you a small fortune every year from heat [...]
Insulating Strategies For A Warmer Home
I probably should have titled this post like a diet ad: How to save a bundle on home heating without having to bundle up. But, I hate over blown promises like that. In my last post I wrote about how heat can leave your house, and in this article I want to show you how [...]
How Your House Loses Heat
I know a lot of you are worried about heating your homes this winter. So, before you start blindly insulating, you should know how heat is transferred and then plan your attack. The three ways heat is transferred are conduction, convection, and radiation.
Conduction is how heat moves through solid objects. Heat is attracted to cold. [...]
Choosing The Right Glue To Use
As a kid, my father had a workshop out in the garage. I believed he could fix anything, and he just about did. He had a small table for tinkering that caught every spill he ever made. It was a wonderful table with a multicolored topography. On the shelves above his table he had a [...]
How To Finish Drywall:
Tackling The Taping
When taping drywall keep two things in mind. First, taping is about finesse. I mean your covering up seams and blending them into the rest of the wall. The second is that it takes several coats of compound to blend the seams. Think of each coat as closing in on perfection. You’re not going [...]
Kreg Jig and Me
There are a few tools in my arsenal that have allowed me to make a nearly evolutionary jump in craft. A tool that could be seen as the “missing link.” For me, that tool is my Kreg Jig.
It’s not just a face frame tool, although it is unsurpassed in its speed and accuracy for joining [...]
Bending the Rules of
Woodworking with the Help
of Some Strong Wood Glue
I use carpenter’s glue everyday, and I think I’ve tried most brands on the market. I prefer to use Titebond III. If you’re wondering why I explain everything here.
About
I’m a sawdust making, tool buying, work boot wearing kind of guy. When I’m not building something useful, usually for someone else, I’m writing about it for Fine Homebuilding or This Old House. I’ve spent most of my adult life honing my craft and now I want to share what I’ve learned. From tool reviews to how-to this blog will explore a bunch of interesting stuff. So strap on a tool belt or crack a cold one and let’s have some fun.
