Posted in Tool Time on Oct 6th, 2008
Or else they’re just really intuitive about how many women are in the market for really good power tools these days.
Oh, baby.
I think this is love.
My relationship with power tools has always been twofold. One, I love them. Two, I know they will always be a little too big or unweildy to fit my hands [...]
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Posted in DIY Philosophy on Apr 15th, 2008
I received this comment yesterday on this post and it made me laugh:
DIYD,
Mowing a telephone wire!?! That’s a new one! We’ve heard concern about running over the cord of (non cordless) electric mowers but not phone wires! As for safety, would probably recommend the person doing concrete work (in your blog pic) NOT to be [...]
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Posted in Contests on Mar 21st, 2008
MysteryMan brought this box down and dumped it on my workbench last night while I was seeing how much sawdust from a broomstick I could inhale up my nose. (I know about dust masks, okay? But if I wear one with my safety glasses - a really good look for me, by the way- the glasses [...]
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Posted in Crooked Brooms, Other Projects on Feb 2nd, 2008
There’s a couple of things I can say about spending eight straight hours with my power tools:
1.) My right bicep is trying to figure out what the hell just happened to it, as it hasn’t had a workout that good in, oh, four year or so.
2.) I have sawdust in orifices of my body that [...]
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Posted in Power Tools, project ADD on Jan 25th, 2008
But I’m just not sure how the new addition is going to fit in with the others around the house.
The other tools, that is.
It’s been a while since I’ve added to my tool collection, and a brad nailer and air compressor are next on the list. Why? Because I need one. Obviously. (There is a joke [...]
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