Cop and Carpenter. Started both careers at the same time and liked them both to pursue parallel careers. I write about life, parenting, carpentry, home improvement, product reviews and safety issues ranging from the teenage trend known as “sexting” to notoriously loose handrails.
Recent posts
advance technology that can controll your home controls with a push of a button. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 1 day 9 hours ago.
Electric Towel Warmers & Heated Towel Racks The folks at WarmlyYours are offering one of my weekly Newsletter subscribers a chance to win one of their very cool Infinity Towel Warmer,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 3 days 9 hours ago.
DELTA Portable 1-1/2 HP, Cyclone Dust Collector, Model 50-905 DELTA just introduced their newest portable dust collector. It’s a cyclone stye, 1-1/2 HP, 240 V, 1 phase motor, Model 50-905 with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 3 days 15 hours ago.
New From DELTA: The Fuse™ Kitchen Collection The Delta® Fuse Collection has a new kitchen faucet collection that comes in three colorful color combinations. This faucet features a split-finish... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 3 days 20 hours ago.
Installing a Custom Fireplace Mantle: In the finish carpentry world, fireplace mantles are often the aesthetic showpiece of a room. People use mantles to display family photos, treasured artworks,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 4 days 9 hours ago.
Milwaukee 5/8” SDS Plus Hammer Drill Model 5263-21 REVIEW As I get older I’m finding myself talking the time to make jigs, buy tools or use two wheelers or a helper anytime I can. Why? ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 6 days 9 hours ago.
Spreading Woodworking Glue: When gluing up tongue and dado construction or mortise and tenons I always use a brush that looks almost like an artist paint brush to help spread the glue. The other day... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 6 days 21 hours ago.
Spend-A-Little Save-A-Lot Home Improvements: Money-Saving Projects Anyone Can Do A friend of mine, Brad Staggs, recently wrote his own home improvement book. Brad Staggs has written, produced and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 1 week 1 day ago.
Deciding whether to retrofit or replace your deck There are approximately 40 million decks in the United States and only half of those are code compliant. Every year we hear about decks that collapse... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 1 week 3 days ago.
Rockler I-Semble Makes Furniture Making Easy . On a budget? Like to do things yourself? Always wish you could make your own furniture but don’t have a shop full of tools or the know how?... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 1 week 4 days ago.
Recent posts
advance technology that can controll your home controls with a push of a button. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 1 day 9 hours ago.
Electric Towel Warmers & Heated Towel Racks The folks at WarmlyYours are offering one of my weekly Newsletter subscribers a chance to win one of their very cool Infinity Towel Warmer,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 3 days 9 hours ago.
DELTA Portable 1-1/2 HP, Cyclone Dust Collector, Model 50-905 DELTA just introduced their newest portable dust collector. It’s a cyclone stye, 1-1/2 HP, 240 V, 1 phase motor, Model 50-905 with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 3 days 15 hours ago.
New From DELTA: The Fuse™ Kitchen Collection The Delta® Fuse Collection has a new kitchen faucet collection that comes in three colorful color combinations. This faucet features a split-finish... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 3 days 20 hours ago.
Installing a Custom Fireplace Mantle: In the finish carpentry world, fireplace mantles are often the aesthetic showpiece of a room. People use mantles to display family photos, treasured artworks,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 4 days 9 hours ago.
Milwaukee 5/8” SDS Plus Hammer Drill Model 5263-21 REVIEW As I get older I’m finding myself talking the time to make jigs, buy tools or use two wheelers or a helper anytime I can. Why? ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 6 days 9 hours ago.
Spreading Woodworking Glue: When gluing up tongue and dado construction or mortise and tenons I always use a brush that looks almost like an artist paint brush to help spread the glue. The other day... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 6 days 21 hours ago.
Spend-A-Little Save-A-Lot Home Improvements: Money-Saving Projects Anyone Can Do A friend of mine, Brad Staggs, recently wrote his own home improvement book. Brad Staggs has written, produced and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 1 week 1 day ago.
Deciding whether to retrofit or replace your deck There are approximately 40 million decks in the United States and only half of those are code compliant. Every year we hear about decks that collapse... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 1 week 3 days ago.
Rockler I-Semble Makes Furniture Making Easy . On a budget? Like to do things yourself? Always wish you could make your own furniture but don’t have a shop full of tools or the know how?... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...read more
Posted 1 week 4 days ago.