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Explosive Furnace Installation
This is a home that was recently renovated that I was performing a home inspection on for a client. The contractor was on site and decided to turn the gas…
Herringbone in Rosewood
This Job was demo the old hardwood, replace the 1x sub-floor with Plywood, And in the living room i replaced most all the floor joists, due to dry rot. The…
Folding Mitre sawstand
First built in 1996, then wider bench and power box added when I bought a Makita LS1013 sliding saw. Built out of hardwood decking and ply for bench top. Folds…
The Devil Is in the Details
Some modular homes are getting better, but the construction details in many modular homes are still downright scary. Here are a few photos I secretly shot recently.
“RePurposing” a broken tape measure
I have too many broken tapes to be proud of. In this day of toss and turn, I used the clips from the old tape measure case and screw them…
Board and Batten project completed.
About a year ago I asked for help with a garage project. I wanted to thank the many people that offered excellent advice on how to work with Board and…
expensive folly
I knew my need for a very accurate miter saw had become extreme when a semi truck showed up at my place with a giant pile of expensive picture frame…
Replacing a starter rope on a gas engine
This is a typical recoil starter assembly for asmall gas engine. I know most carpenters andcontractors own and rent many pieces ofequipment powered with gas engines, and Iknow that nearly…
My Saw Stand OR You get what you pay for
I went for the least expensive stand I could find back when and now regret it. I purchased a Central machinery Stand from a cheap outlet place and it looked…
Ballasts for holding down plastic sheeting
Ballasts made from pvc pipe filled with sand and capped are vey useful in holdiing down plastic sheeting when pressure washing or scraping the exterior of a house. The sheeting…

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