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Popular Mechanics
November 2009
Joseph Truini |
Pro Tips For Installing Crown Molding Over the course of a dozen jobs, I've come up with a few shortcuts -- I don't really remember where I learned a lot of these tricks, I just know them.   |
This Old House
Harry Sawyers |
Building a Radiator Cover With a few easy steps, your radiator can look as hot as it feels. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Sensational Ceiling Invest a little time and money, and you can turn the ceiling into the focal point of a room. Or, "remodel" an entire room simply by sprucing up a blank, boring ceiling... |
Popular Mechanics
June 1998
Rosario Capotosto |
Top Gun A well-crafted cherry cabinet for long arms and pistols... |
This Old House
John Kelsey |
Miter Saws Choosing and using an indispensable precision cutter. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2001
Neal Barrett |
How To Build An Office Desk This has plenty of storage space and plenty of surface area, too. |
This Old House
Jason Carpenter |
Patching Wood Siding For great results, handle those fragile clapboards with care. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2001
Neal Barrett |
Super Shed Indoor shelter for your outdoor tools... |
This Old House
John Kelsey |
Choosing and Using Table Saws If you're frustrated with the clumsiness and lack of accuracy of a circular saw in ripping material and in trimming small pieces, you may want to consider a bench-top table saw. |
Popular Mechanics
May 1999
Rosario Capotosto |
Building a Bookcase |
This Old House
John Kelsey |
Choosing and Using Squares These simple but indispensable measuring tools can do some amazing tricks |
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Joseph Wajszczuk |
Take a Bigger Bite How to make a wider crosscut on your miter saw... |
Popular Mechanics
February 6, 2009
Joseph Truini |
18 Uses for an old Favorite, the Utility Knife: DIY Guy Don't cut that tool short. It has more utility than you might think. |
This Old House
February 2, 2000
Joseph Truini |
A Classic Upgrade Wake up your walls with raised-panel wainscoting. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2003 |
Reader Tips And Hints Dividing Angles... Carpenter's Pencil Scribes Line... Planing Small Pieces... Removing A Tub Spout... Garden Hose Marks Border |
Popular Mechanics
March 2004
Merle Henkenius |
Groundskeeper A spacious storage shed that anyone can build. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Fencing Lessons If you're thinking about putting up a fence this summer, the first challenge is finding one that appeals to you. Although it's easy to fall into a rut and put up the same stodgy stockade or plain picket your neighbors have, there's no reason to compromise. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2008 |
How to Build a Bookcase: Step-by-Step Woodworking Plans With moderate skills and some patience, it wouldn't be hard to make this project fit any space. |
AskMen.com
April 22, 2003
Peter Richmond |
12 Essential Power Tools Here's a little tidbit power tool enthusiasts, like myself, keep to themselves. We hate lending out our tools. So stop asking to borrow them and get some of your own. Here is my list of essential shop tools every man should own. |
This Old House
Harry Sawyers |
Building Character Whether its crown, casing, or simply the most basic trim, wood molding adds style to any room -- and value to your home. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
That's Entertainment Stock kitchen and utility cabinets hold electronics in style. |
This Old House
John Kelsey |
Nail Pullers Tools for taking things apart: nail pullers, pry bars and more. |
This Old House
Erica Sanders |
The Silent Treatment Taking the squeak out of wood floors... |
Popular Mechanics
November 2006
Neal Barrett |
Movable Feast A kitchen island design that combines harvest table charm with uptown style -- and the plans to make it. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2006 |
Great Cover-Up Hide backyard clutter behind an elegant, easy-to-build, light-weight solid-cedar screen. |
This Old House
Harry Sawyers |
The Humble, the Essential, the Nailset Only the finish is more important than properly sunk nails in beautiful woodwork |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Joseph Truini |
How to Build a Hardwood Floor This Weekend Step-by-step instructions for installing a DIY-friendly floating floor. |
This Old House
Norm Abram |
Norm's Notebook: How To Use a Handsaw A master carpenter offers advice about using handsaws. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Classy Cover-Up Make an old tub surround look new with solid surfacing. You can purchase a prepackaged kit (about $600) and install it yourself. |
Popular Mechanics
April 23, 2009
Mark Clement |
How to Design and Cut Signature Rafter Tails for a Pergola The design is open to interpretation -- alter this one however you like, or employ its principles to create your own. |
Popular Mechanics
November 14, 2008
Joseph Truini |
10 Circular Saw Secrets: DIY GUY Circular saws aren't just woodcutting tools. When fitted with the proper blade, the saw can also saw through various types of metal and masonry. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2003 |
Monthly Tips And Hints Plastic Bag Covers Paint Tray... Glue Applicator... Hacksaw Blade Cover... Helping Hands... Long-Distance Level |
This Old House
March 9, 2000
Meghan Drueding |
Lofty Ambitions Try one of these seven ceiling treatments to improve the space overhead. |
This Old House
Harry Sawyers |
Claw Hammers Here's a look at what's new with what may be the world's oldest tool. |
Popular Mechanics
November 4, 2008 |
10 Quick Fixes: Improvise with Time-Saving Tool Tips The pros know it's often the simplest household item that can make an existing tool work better -- or substitute in a pinch for a more expensive piece of equipment you might only use once in a lifetime. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2009
Logan Ward |
50 Tools Everyone Should Own (With Tips!) We need tools to build, repair and maintain the mechanical world in which we live. With these 50 tools, you'll be ready for just about any project. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2002
Thomas Klenck |
Choice Cuts We put six scroll saws through their paces. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2001
Thomas Klenck |
Benchtop Bonanza We test nine portable table saws... |
This Old House
Alexandra Bandon |
If These Walls Could Talk Every old house has a story to tell. Finding out when your home was built, who lived there, and how they changed it can take you from nails in the frame to sites on the Internet. |
This Old House
Jason Carpenter |
Puzzled by Jigsaws? A jigsaw combines versatility, portability, and finesse to do something other tools can't: cut straight lines or sweeping curves in all sorts of materials. That's why it's a great first saw for a home workshop and the second most popular power-tool purchase. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
Tom Klenck |
Cutting Class: The Ultimate Saw Test Eleven top of the line circular saws are put through the mill. |
This Old House
Michelle Brunner |
Vintage Screen-Door Charm on a Budget Add wood stock details to a simple door for a handsome upgrade. |
This Old House
Jill Connors |
How To Choose the Right Colors for Your Rooms Bold can be beautiful without being garish. Learn how to give your home rich personality. |
This Old House
Alexandra Bandon |
Making Something Out of Nothing How do you restore architectural detail to a derelict inner-city row house? Enlist a handful of experts who can copy what remains, find something similar, or choose the best of what's new. |
Popular Mechanics
October 10, 2008
Doug Mahoney |
The 5 Most Dangerous Tools, And How To Use Them Safely Table Saw... Nail Gun... ...Chain Saw... Ladder... Circular Saw... |
This Old House
Megan Baker |
A Farmhouse Kitchen for $468 A little paint and a few handmade touches take a space from dreary to charming |
