Candles are a beautiful accent that can add warmth to any room in your home. They can also wreak havoc on your table, wood floors, or furniture if you ever happen to knock one over. Unlike other materials, which can be cleaned up quickly and easily, the question of how to remove wax from wood … Read more
There’s a reason that the professionals charge so much to build stairs – it’s a difficult and time-consuming project. Although it can certainly be done willy-nilly, it’s essential to put proper preparation, planning, and double-checking into it if you want the finished product to look nice and last for a long time. Sure, every part of the … Read more
Making rustic looking wooden coasters for your drinks is a fairly simple DIY project. The idea actually comes from a YouTube video by ThisWoodworker and I want to highlight some of the key points and also encourage you to ‘call an audible’ if needed and make your own customizations to the coasters. After all, it’s going to … Read more
We’re going to show you how to make a simply wooden box out of construction-grade plywood. This is really a fairly simple project and one you can do over and over again if you’d like to make these as gifts or even add some stylish touches like chalkboard paint and sell them. Frankly, this box could be … Read more
3-way switch wiring isn’t the most complicated electrical job in the world, but it’s not quite as simple as a 2-way switch. After all, there’s another whole way! OK, corny commentary aside, 3-way switch wiring is useful for a number of applications, but it’s not always easy to remember the three-way wire orientation. It’s handy … Read more
When completing a DIY project, you’re likely going to have to paint your product at some point during the process. Often, people completing projects for the first time will apply a couple of coats of whatever paint they have laying around their house. They fail to recognize that the paint that they use could have … Read more
Although drywall has become the choice material over the last several decades for interior wall construction, many older homes (built prior to 1950 or so) will have plaster walls throughout. A plaster mixture (usually gypsum, lime, or cement) is wet when first mixed, allowing it to be spread out as a putty over wall framework (usually … Read more
If you’re like me, you spend a large chunk of your time at work using various power saws to cut all sorts of materials from wood to metal to plastic, and anything in between. Saw blades are designed to stand up to the worst you can dish out (as they should, considering how expensive they … Read more
You may have heard the term “dowel rod”. Well, a dowel is more-or-less a miniature version of a dowel rod. The more common name for the miniature “rods” is “dowel pins”, and they most often are made of wood, plastic or metal. The small, solid, cylindrical shape makes this pin versatile and it is used for many … Read more
Perhaps you have a dead tree in the yard or a tree that’s growing too close to power lines. Or, maybe you’re just looking to change the look of your yard. Whatever the case may be, there’s a good chance that you’ll need to know how to cut a tree down at some point as … Read more
It doesn’t matter if you’re a DIYer, an amateur, or a professional craftsman, hardware stores are the go-to place to find a variety of your needs for projects. Hardware stores sell hardware for home improvement purposes, some of the things you can find include building materials, power tools, plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, paint, lawn and … Read more
The Saw Guy here with another pallet project. This coffee table from pallets isn’t just your typical coffee table. Using the “chevron” pattern, this pallet coffee table from Beach Bum Livin is one of the coolest yet, but also, one of the easiest. Get your short list of tools ready. Here we go! What You’ll … Read more