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2007 > November > 01
Articles
  1. Can compact fluorescents emit warm light?
  2. Re-siding and insulating
  3. How can I get a home-energy audit?
  4. What's the Difference: Portable job-site heaters
  5. What's the Difference: Green lightbulbs
  6. Window Seats
  7. Old woodworking files reappear
  8. Rust-resistant air compressor
  9. Good news in the Gulf
  10. More Web sites we like
  11. Reader Feedback: Issue 190, October/November 2007
  12. Additional Kitchen Cabinet Sources
  13. A Volunteer's Gulf Coast Journal
  14. Finishing a Masterpiece
  15. Sheetrock & Shellac: Remodeling errors and triumphs
  16. More options for color-matched deck screws
  17. Flush cuts, with no bending necessary
  18. Belt Sanders Get Better
  19. A Sweeping Handrail for a Centerpiece Stair
  20. A Knockdown Router Table
  21. Smart House for a Steep Site
  22. Home Remedies for Energy Nosebleeds
  23. Thrifty Solutions for an Outdated Kitchen
  24. Build a Knockdown Router Table
  25. Designing a Grilling Station
  26. Can a propane tank be buried?
  27. Bio-based wood sealer
  28. Second Language
  29. Accurate sidewall-shingle fasteners
  30. Baluster-drying rack
  31. Concrete Countertops, Up Close
  32. What’s the Difference: Premixed All-Purpose Joint Compound
  33. Acute-corner drywall bullnose
  34. Using a sheet-metal brake
  35. A Flat-Seam Copper Roof for a Bay Window
  36. Hard-to-Miss Roof Shingles
  37. Where Do You Want the Blocking?
  38. Eliminating Water Hammer
  39. A New Roof Over the Old One
  40. A Concrete Countertop and Sink in a Single Pour
  41. Installing Fiber-Cement Siding Solo
  42. Another Hand for Glass Cutters
  43. Water-Based Floor-Finish Applicator
  44. Makita Tablesaw Blade-Adjustment Upgrade
  45. 9 Common Wiring Mistakes and Code Violations
  46. Line-Level Storage Where You Need It
Video
  1. Video: Using a Sheet Brake
  2. Build Like a Pro: Better Staircase Framing
Magazine
  1. Issue 190
Discussion Forum
  1. Wood stove in shop-Good idea??
  2. A new kind of water proof concrete
  3. Who Owns the Design?
  4. I need a corded drill/driver
  5. Hardi-shingles over old siding?
  6. Window trim is it really necessary?
  7. Rim Joist Needed?
  8. Referals and Networking
  9. Note Worthy
  10. Sub-panel cable to garage
  11. Small Timberframe Remodel
  12. Concrete Void in Slab floor
  13. Re-usable materials: What works best?
  14. looking for a sink
  15. BUYER BACKING OUT OF CLOSING
  16. Awning windows instead of backsplash
  17. Hard water treatment without using Salt
  18. installing floor registers
  19. sliding door dragging

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