We all need a place to work on our projects, and most often that is our garage. But if you are a “saver” like me (occasionally called a “hoarder’), sometimes we can’t find room for even a small project — let alone a car — as Leigh Ann has often reminded me. I finally solved the
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A Fish Story: One That Didn’t Get Away
A few years ago Leigh Ann and I bought this fish bench from a roadside artist, not because we needed another bench, but because we loved the hand-painted rainbow trout. Last week, however, I noticed the finish and the paint beginning to flake off under the intense sun, so decided
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Cutting Large Circles
Drawing a large circle on your wood for a circular table top can be a challenge, so try this. Use a push pin to anchor one end of a piece of lightweight cord in the center of the board, then tie a loop equal to the radius of your circle. I wanted a 20″ circle, so I made my radius
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Quick Upholstery Tip
If you’re a DIYer, sooner or later you’re going to be working on a piece of furniture — a chair, footstool, or settee — that needs to have a new piece of fabric stretched over it. If you don’t have the old piece to serve as a pattern, rather than risk mis-cutting your fabric, try
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