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3 Tips For Growing Your Business Every once in awhile you need to sit down and re-evaluate whether your doing enough to bring in business. Here are 3 Tips To Grow Your Business that I use: Referrals: The best way you can generate leads is REFERRALS! Word of mouth and reputation is crucial. A good referral…
Removing Mold Exposure to high mold spore levels can cause the development of an allergy to mold. People can react negatively to mold whether it is living or dead. Care should be taken to minimize exposure to and reduce mold in and around the house. There is a common misconception that Using Bleach To Remove…
BORA Clamp Edge Tool Guide Review As a carpenter and woodworker I am always reaching for a straight edge and two clamps to cut large plywood stock into smaller more manageable sizes to then rip on my table saw. The Bora Clamp Edge makes for a super quick and easy rip guide for cutting with…
Paslode T250A 16 Gauge Angled Finish Nailer Review Paslode has a great reputation for cordless and pneumatic nailers. They recently send me one of their Paslode T250A-F16 16-gauge angled finish nailer to review. This pneumatic finish nailer is the only angled finish nailer on the market and has been touted to be smaller and lighter…
Using The Right Sandpaper Image: Source Using the right sandpaper is the key to a successful project To me, sanding is a necessary evil. I don’t know anyone who enjoys sanding. My carpenter friend George always reminds me to use good sandpaper and change it often, he says, “sandpaper is cheap, labor is expensive.” …
CHANNELLOCK Wrenches Last week I posted on the new Channellock 4-in-1 Ratcheting Wrench Set. The press release on this set claimed that the pair of wrenches does the work of eight combination wrenches or sockets with just two tools. ChannelLock sent me a set of these wrenches to evaluate. I was impressed with the quality…
Fertilizing Trees As a homeowner you have two main methods for applying fertilizer to trees. The fertilizer can be applied directly to the soil surface or it can be applied below the soil surface via augured holes. Spreading the fertilizer on the soil surface is the easiest, and least effective method. Putting fertilizer below the…
ZipSnip All Purpose Cordless Cutter Say goodbye to your scissors! The folks at ZipSnip recently sent me a ZipSnip Lithium cutter to review and is also offering one to one of my readers. Give away offered later this week. The ZipSnip is a 3.6V Lithium-ion cordless cutter that can cut through all types of materials.…
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