Non Toxic Furniture: Safe & Sustainable Choices for Your Home

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You may not realize it, but your home’s furniture is probably toxic. Most furniture is manufactured using a wide range of chemicals, many of which are toxic. They may only be toxic when they outgas or when they burn, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t dangerous. There are two basic areas where toxins are introduced … Read more

How Many Coats of Primer

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Many people try to skip over using primer on their projects, mostly as a way of saving money and labor. What they don’t realize in doing this, is that they are taking away from the ultimate quality and beauty of their labors. Regardless of the kind of finish one is using, the right primer helps … Read more

Plywood Hockey Boards

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Wintertime for some means a time to sit inside by a nice roaring fire. But for others, it’s the time to get outdoors and partake of winter sports. The big team sport in wintertime is ice hockey, something that I have to confess, people in the south have no concept of. Unlike other team sports, … Read more

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Making Holes without an Electric Drill

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The cordless electric drill, often referred to as a “drill/driver” is the most commonly owned power tool to find in a homeowner’s tool kit. Even people who aren’t do-it-yourselfers are likely to have and use one of these tools. What do you do if you have to make a hole in something, and you don’t … Read more

What is a Lathe

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The lathe is among the lesser-known specialty power tools in a woodworking shop. By and large, most of us woodworkers don’t have one. That’s because the lathe is a specialty tool with certain specific machining operations that it’s designed to do. If we don’t do those operations, we have little use for a lathe. But … Read more