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Pulling Nails
This wooden-handled hammer may look strong enough to pull any nail, but because the grain of the wood is wekaer in this ... |
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Quick Line
Carpenters who do rough construction get very proficient at "close-enough" measuring. For example, to quickly draw a line ... |
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Ratcheting Screwdriver
For your next project, try a ratcheting screwdriver. It saves you effort by doing the work for you. Also called "yankee" or ... |
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Sanding Block Pads
Here's how to streamline a job that requires a lot of hand-sawing. First cut a block of scrap wood to accommodate about a ... |
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Saw Maintenance
Handsaws are designed to provide years of good service. However, by wiping the entire surface of the saw blade with an oily ... |
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Sawing Wood
When sawing wood, take time to consider which side of the material to having facing up. Keep the good side up when you are ... |
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Screwdriver Grip
A piece of pipe insulation wrapped around a screwdriver handle will give you a better grip when you need more torque, or when ... |
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Screwdriver Size
When using a screwdriver, the most common mistake people make is to use the wrong size driver. You should always try to match ... |
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Screwdriver Use
While screwdrivers may look like pry bars, chisels, punches and scrapers, they should never be used for such purposes. A ... |
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Scribing
When installing counter tops, scribe the the new splash guard to the wall with a compass. This will transfer an exact copy of ... |
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Selecting the Right Fastener
Choosing the correct fastener and tool can make fixing things easier. |
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Shingle Ripper
Use a shingle ripper to remove cracked or damaged shingles without having to reside the whole wall. First, determine which ... |
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Slope Finder
You can use a level on top an 8 ft.-long 2x4 to determine the slope for yard and garden projects. If you need a slope of 1/4 ... |
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Slothead Screwdriver
Make sure when you're using a slotted head screwdriver that you're not doing it the hard way. Here's how: Be sure you are ... |
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Smooth Measure
To keep your retracting tape measure working smoothly wipe the metal blade with a small dab of car wax, then wipe with a clean ... |
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Square It
If you'd like your project to turn out as strong, solid, and lasting as if a professional woodworker built it, do what they ... |
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Squares, Levels and Plumbs
Tools that tell us what is "true" and what is not. |
 
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Stained Glass Window Construction
Bob meets with Roxana Patino to work on a stained galss window designed after a tropical fruit. Roxana demonstrates the ... |
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Staple Gun
For a lot of jobs around the house, using a staple gun can be a lot faster and easier than banging tacks and nails. The most ... |
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Storing Sledges
Keeping large handled tools, such as sledge hammers- and axes-, hung up on a wall surface keeps them neat and handy. To hang, ... |
