It’s safe to say that after all the pretty packages under the tree have been unwrapped, there are always a few more toys for me to play with in the…
It’s safe to say that after all the pretty packages under the tree have been unwrapped, there are always a few more toys for me to play with in the…
I’m just going to admit right now that there has been more than one time in my life that I straightened out a bobby pin and tried to use it…
The one fun thing about moving all of my tools thirty miles up the road to a new place was the fact that I found my workshop a little lacking…
Did you know you can make tater tots on a grill? In the snow? No? Well that’s one of those little tricks you pick up when you’ve lived without a…
UPDATE: The contest has ended and the winners are announced below. Even though I’ve been building things like crazy over the last couple of months, you may have noticed a…
Maybe I’ve mentioned once or twice that cleaning isn’t on the list of things I excel at. Also absent from that list: closing cabinet doors, picking up clothes, and doing…
Interior work brings with it the joy of figuring out how to attach two pieces of wood in a slightly more elegant manner than banging a few nails in and…
I have a long history of hauling the hundred-and-fifty pound air compressor around behind me as I try to hang window trim, door trim, and baseboard. I also have a…
For those of you who don’t know the backstory here, back in August (this is MysteryMan’s favorite part) I made a mistake. Somehow I worked myself up into a tizzy…
No, that’s not a bad homonym (somewhere, my fifth-grade English teacher sheds a tear of pride) after this weekend I really do want a brake. Not a break, although one…
Okay, let’s talk about weeds. Here’s the thing about living in the city… you get weeds. Like two or three stray plants that pop up in the garden, maybe a…
I don’t get that worked up about Father’s Day being the big power-tool-giving holiday, while Mother’s day is all about flowers and chocolate… because I’m not a mother. But believe…
Maybe I’ve mentioned this a time or two before, but I’ve got a small compulsion when it comes to buying tools. I spot a biscuit joiner while walking down the…
