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Solid-Timber Mantle Scribed to Stone
View Image View Image My client had a big, fieldstone fireplace wall, on which he had planned to mount his own, hand-hewn mantle. About 15 years ago, a decade-and-a-half after…
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COPE OR MITER COPPER CROWN FOR SEC…
And should I frame for it on 16" or 24" centers" AitchKay
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Articulated Clamshell Digger?
A while back, someone posted a link to a site offering a new design of digger -- the jaws close when you move the arms TOWARDS each other. I tried…
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Ipe Alternatives?
I'm going to replace a cedar deck which, I am told, is about 15 years old. Half of it is one rise up from grade, and half is two rises…
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Sidewalk Repair
Just got a doorknob flyer from the City telling me to replace two sections. Five criteria: * Broken into three pieces, * Scaling and spalling 1/2"d, 6 sq." or more,…
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Women!… They Always Leave The Seat Up!
... Just smashed my knees on the steering wheel again. AitchKay
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Devcon Trimbonder Two-Part Glue for Azek
This next week I’ll be trying out the Devcon Trimbonder system for Azek, Kleer, etc. It’s a gunnable, two-part curing glue/filler. It uses disposable mixing nozzles, like some other twin-tube…
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Getting Rid Of Crown Mold
I've tried bleach... AitchKay
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New Shim Product
I just picked up a Peel-A-Shim pack (http://www.speedshims.com/) at Jeff Daniels' family's lumberyard in Chelsea, MI. I'd call them Post-It shims, because that's the physical format (almost). Each Peel-A-Shim says…
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What Brand Hot-Melt Gun Do You Use?
Just trotted out my Stanley Dual-Temp Hot-Melt Gun for a small job today, and as usual, it sat there bubbling, smoking, and dribbling out half of a stick of glue…