Saturday at last! It has been a rough week, so you get up late, trudge to the kitchen, switch on the coffee maker, and savor the thought of a day doing nada. Yeah, good luck with that because at the top of your honey-do list is the nettlesome garage door, which has a...
First, it was a screwdriver. Then, a hammer, crosscut saw, and drill. Now, in your third year of DIY, tools are taking over the garage. Hand tools have given way to power tools with all their attachments and accessories. When all that equipment disappears in a pile,...
Imagine you’re repainting the house. You picked neutral gray for the living room, deep green for the dining room, bright yellow for the kids’ bedroom, and so on. But have you considered the ceilings? A deep green ceiling in a deep green dining room might...
How does a hand saw stay in shape? Crossfit… crosscut, ripcut, repeat. (Drum crash, please: ba-dum-tss!) Bad jokes aside, woodworkers, carpenters, and DIY devotees take their saws seriously and always choose the right tool for the job. A panel saw works poorly...
The screwdriver dates back to the 15th century, invented to manipulate screws in armor and construction. Those poor armored soldiers were screwed before they ever took the battlefield. Today, the screwdriver is an indispensable tool in building, furniture making,...
The first power saws were powered by steam — the same stuff that makes your teapot whistle. These saws significantly increased productivity, enabling large-scale lumber processing to meet the rising demand for timber during industrial expansion. Steam technology...
