Instead of just having everyone over to dinner for her birthday this year, MysteryMan's sister hosted a murder mystery party. The big question of the night... Who killed Nathan Dockafeller? The suspects... The (read more...)
What can I say? I love this drill. Along with every other tool in my toolbox. I'm building a house in the country with my Own Personal Engineer and a couple of miniature donkeys. I have a penchant for tackling really big projects that the darling men in my life try to tell me I can't do. I love to prove them wrong, and inspire others to abandon their sanity and join in the DIY fun. 
Once you learn the basic principles behind installing tile you can apply them to any number of projects-- floors, walls, countertops, tabletops, and about anything else you can think of. (read more...)
If I was going to give this post an SEO unfriendly title, it would probably be Achieving the Awesome: Putting the Kibosh on Boring Walls. Alas, the sacrifices we make (read more...)
See this picnic table? I love eating at this thing almost as much as I loved building it. Detached benches, no visible screws on the top, and a whole lot (read more...)
First completed project of the year! Here's how I did it... Materials: 48 lf. of rough sawn cedar 2x6's (I got 3 2x6-16' boards) 12 lf of rough sawn cedar 4x4's (read more...)