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Slick tips
As a carpenter living and working on the Oregon coast, I have always found it a challenge to keep my saws and tape measures clean, dry and free of sand…
Broomplow
A sprained ankle can be but a few steps away on a job site that's littered with framing offcuts. That's why I make it a point to regularly pick up…
Removing wallpaper paste
Here's a little trick I stumbled upon that is too sweet to keep to myself. After removing some heavy-duty wallpaper, which came away from the wall easily without the use…
Storing shop-vacuum tools
The nozzles and hose for my wet-dry barrel-style shop vacuum were inconvenient to carry to jobs, and they tended to become separated from the main unit. I tried storing them…
Help for spray-can nozzles
I wanted to use a partially consumed can of spray paint the other day, but the perennial problem prevented me from doing so -- the nozzle was full of dried-up…
Removing contact cement
If you've been working with contact cement and got some on your hands, use a crepe rubber sanding-belt cleaner to take it off. It works like a big eraser to…
Vacuum extension hose
On a recent remodel project I had to remove the wall and ceiling sheathing over a stairwell. Before I started to install the new finishes, I wanted to clean up…
Spliced debris chute
We recently did a large residential renovation in which we had to remove nearly every wall on the second floor and a good deal of the roof. Getting this volume…
Label solvent
The next time you need to remove one of those pesky stick-on labels that merchants apply to their goods, spray it with Pam. Sold at the grocery as a cooking…
Plastic sheet for shingle cleanup
Whenever we have to strip a roof -- always a horrible task -- we start by spreading a 4-mil polyethylene sheet over the ground near the house. Then we back…

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