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Cut Your Longest Boards First This lumber cutting tip can save you a trip to the lumberyard. If your project requires long and short length boards ALWAYS cut the long boards first. If you error and cut wrong you can always use the mis-cut board for a shorter piece. Visit my friend Todd’s blog for more…
Flat Carpenter Pencil Uses The Flat Carpenter Pencil is a long time favorite of carpenters, roofers, woodworkers, and other tradesmen in the construction industry. The carpenter’s pencil is a flat pencil and is often given out by lumber yards and building supply houses as a way to service contractors and to market their business with…
Replacing A Wood Deck With A Blue Stone Patio More and more of my clients are looking to the outdoors to expand their homes and bring the same comforts they have inside to outdoor spaces, by creating multipurpose outdoor living spaces that function as extensions of their home. This 18 year old wood deck has…
Clean Saw Cuts in Plywood When using nice plywood like birch or maple plywood to make bookcases, boxes or any casework project you always want to avoid the saw blade from tearing out the edges of your wood. A zero clearance plate on your table saw helps but here is an easy and quick tip…
On my recent bookcase project I erred and ended up having screw holes visible on the finished end portion of the cabinet. My friend always says “it’s not the mistakes you make, it’s how you fix them.” In this case hide them! In order to hide the screw holes I needed to add a layer…
Upgrades for Your Miter-saw A miter saw that is adjusted and set up properly will give incredibly accurate cuts. Performing a miter saw tune up is easy. Here’s a few tips you can do to increase the performance of your miter saw: 1. Install a 60 -80 -100 tooth carbide blade. A good quality, multiple…
NEW – Massachusetts Smoke Detector Law Thank you to Concord Firefighter William Whalen who brought this new law to my attention: Effective April 5, 2010. Massachusetts state law currently requires that all homes must be equipped with smoke detectors. Anyone selling a property is mandated to comply before closing on any home, the…
Retrieving Items Down Sink Drain Today I was using a screwdriver near the sink and I accidentally dropped the driver bit into the sink and down the disposal. Luckily the disposal was not on, but I could hear my plumber brother in the back of my head saying, “I told you to always plug the…
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