by Anawalt Lumber | Jul 14, 2025 | Home Repair
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...
by Anawalt Lumber | Jul 7, 2025 | Home Repair, Tools
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. It’s great to have so much DIY equipment...
by Anawalt Lumber | Apr 30, 2025 | Paint, Home Improvement, Home Repair
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...
by Anawalt Lumber | Apr 18, 2025 | Tools, Home Improvement, Home Repair
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...
by Anawalt Lumber | Apr 14, 2025 | Tools, Home Improvement, Home Repair
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,...
by Anawalt Lumber | Mar 18, 2025 | Tools, Home Repair
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...
