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Installing A Somerset® II Trellis Review A trellis is an architectural structure often used to support plants. When done correctly a trellis should create a simple and attractive addition to your landscaping. These days people are getting more and more into vertical gardening. Were seeing this more and more in the city and on roof…
Kershaw Freefall Knife 3840 Review I am the proud owner of several Kershaw knives, specifically the Brawler, Black Horse, and Scrambler. I have recently added the Kershaw Freefall knife 3840 to my collection of EDC knives. Like all Kershaw knives, the Freefall is sharp, well designed, and its appearance is striking. What’s So Special About…
NeverWet Outdoor Fabric Water Repelling Treatment – Treating a Patio Umbrella Patio and pool umbrellas are the quintessential protection from the suns harmful UV rays but usually offer limited protection from the rain. There has been many a sun shower where my patio umbrella has offered limited protection only to become saturated and start dripping…
Fire Sprinklers in Residential Construction Smoke detectors help alert you to smoke and fire and may save your life, but not always. Residential fire sprinklers put the fire out or seriously control or delay it ~ which saves lives and property. In 2009, there were 356,200 residential fires reported in the United States. These fires caused 2,480 deaths,…
Job Site Saw Horses In my small world of residential remodeling and carpentry I always find myself in need or a pair, or more accurately, several pairs of job site sawhorses. As I get older I find myself becoming a sawhorse snob. I want my sawhorses to be strong, but not too heavy, super portable,…
DEWALT Cordless 20V Lighting Solutions The folks at DEWALT have two brand new durable, portable and cool running job-site lighting solutions coming out soon. DEWALT is also offering our newsletter subscribers the opportunity to be some of the first folks to get one of each. DEWALT Cordless 20V Lighting Father’s Day Giveaway The two new…
Kershaw Scrambler Knife In my opinion, the people at Kershaw Knives have perfected form and function in the knives that they manufacture. I already carried the Kershaw Black Horse II and the Kershaw Brawler. After testing the Scrambler, I now have another favorite Every Day Carry (EDC) knife for the home, the workshop, and the…
Fast Rabbet Cuts In the woodworking and finish carpentry world a rabbet joint is a recess, channel or groove cut into the edge of a piece of wood. A rabbet is a simple joint to make, and increases gluing surfaces for a strong glue joint. Rabbets also assist with alignment for adjoining boards and provide…
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