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How To: Apply Silicon Caulk to a Bathtub or Shower Surround
This tutorial will demonstrate how to apply silicon caulking to a bathtub or shower surround, so that it's waterproof, and will not leak.
How To: Make a Wooden iPhone Amplifier from Pallet Wood
This pallet wood project is a really cool pallet project as you can make it from just one pallet board, it's super easy to make, and it's virtually free. The extra sound that comes out is quite surprising. Having said that, don't expect it to sound like a fully fledged designated speaker or you'll be disappointed.
How To: Protect Your Home from Mice for the Winter
Brought to you by Tomcat. Falling snow, warm fireplace, delicious hot cocoa, quiet reading time, mouse. Quick quiz - which one is not like the other? Nothing can ruin a perfectly cozy afternoon in your home like a pest on the loose. With dropping temperatures, you may have some unwelcome residents, like mice, looking for shelter from the cold.
How To: Christmas Tree Tutorial
How to Make a Macrame Christmas Tree with Beads. This tree can be a good gift for New Year's or Christmas eve. You can use it as a Christmas tree decorations.
How To: Macrame Snowflake with Beads
How to make a macrame snowflake with beads - easy tutorial. To make this snowflake you only need to know a square knot.
How To: Easy Snowflake Tutorial
How to make a snowflake - easy tutorial. To make this snowflake you only need to know a square knot.
How To: Revamp Your Backyard with These Five Unique Projects
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How To: Make an Awesome Set of Side Tables!
How to make a set of Rustic Bedside Tables from Pallet Wood! Pallets are a great source of recycled wood and are perfect for this project. I decided to make the bedside tables to replace the dodgy ones that l currently have and also to add to my ever expanding pallet wood furniture collection.
How To: Make a Scroll Saw Pattern
This method can be used on any kind of scroll saw pattern. Animals, people, inanimate objects, etc. Done on paper and scanned onto my computer only to clean them up and color them in to display. Three part series.
How To: Make a Portrait Scroll Saw Pattern
I do mine on paper and in these two videos I will show you how to do them. Doesn't involve a computer unless you want to clean them up and color them in to show others.
How To: Make a Vase from a Slab of Wood Using a Scroll Saw
The video link included shows in text how I do it from start to finish. The description tells a little more. This particular vase is made of Aromatic Cedar and is 10 inches around.
How To: Outsmart Mice
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How To: Offset a Door in a Door Frame
This video will show you how to move or offset door in a door frame.
How To: Learn How to Cut Outlet or Light Switch Hole in Sheetrock
Learn How To Cut Outlet or Light Switch Hole in Sheetrock
How To: Make a Floating Shelf (Awesome Pallet Wood Project)
This rustic floating shelf project is one of the easiest pallet jobs that l have ever done. Floating shelves look great as there aren't any shelving brackets visible, which makes the whole look very streamlined. My floating bookshelf also has the added feature of movable bookends with a handmade wooden nut!
How To: Clean Low Water Light Sensor on a Weil McLain Gold Boiler
If your Weil McLain Gold water boiler has stopped working due to a low level water light being on, this video will show you how to clean the sensor.
How To: Remove a Broken Light Bulb Safely from a Lamp.
This is a how to video on how to remove a light that broke from a lamp. This is also easier than destroying a potato. Just be sure to please unplug the lamp before attempting this. Failure to do so can result in serious injury or death. Never allow children to perform this operation.
How To: Make a Stool from Recycled Wood.
How to make a stool from recycled wood. The rustic wooden stool l'm making in this video is dual purposed. Initially it's for a child but it can also be used as a step stool. I made this stool from hardwood fence palings but you could also use pallet wood. It's a very simple stool to build and should only take a couple of hours or so to make.
How To: Build a Coffee Table
How to make a rustic coffee table from reclaimed pallet wood. My coffee table is a combination of pallet wood for the legs and frame, and an old painters plank for the top. The coffee table has a drawer which is perfect for the remote controls or the TV Guide. You could even use this coffee table as a TV Stand. I tried it and it looks really good.
How To: Create a Stunning Autumn Floral Sculpture
Beth O'Reilly AIFD TMF shows us how to make a structural arrangement using stacked Oasis foam disks inside a beautiful container.
How To: Make Easy Macrame Owl - Wall Hanger Tutorial
How to Make Easy Macrame Owl - Wall Hanger Tutorial. You can use this Owl as a Wall Hanger or a Necklace. Changing the string sizes, you can make a bigger or a smaller owl.
How To: Build an Awesome Hall Table!
How to build a Hall Table from recycled wood pallets. I love pallet furniture and this wooden pallet project is no exception. It's easy to build and costs very little money. The hall stand is made entirely from old pallets and hardwood fence palings. Hall tables are very practical and are suited for those narrow areas where a normal table would be to big. My hall table, or hall stand also includes drawers which makes it a handy spot to put your car keys or mail.
How To: Build an Awesome Grind Box!
How to build a really easy, but AWESOME Grind Box.! A grind box, or a skate box is a must for any skater. The grind box in this video is not only very easy to build but it can be made in under a day and with minimal tools. This grind box also has wheels that makes it incredibly easy for the kids to move around. The coping is galvanized steel with a slightly rounded formed edge. This makes for an ultra smooth grind! The skate surface is thick plywood, which makes for a very solid and tough gri...
How To: Clean Your Blender
Put a squirt of dish soap in the blender. 2. Fill blender with hot tap water 3. Put lid on and take the blender for a whirl. 4. Rinse, dry and done!
How To: Use a Tape Measure. Very Handy Tip!
How to use a tape measure so that you can write on it clearly. Tape measures are one of the most useful tools in your tool kit. Unfortunately it's difficult to write on them clearly because of its glossy surface. In this video l show you how to modify your tape measure to turn it into a really handy note pad.
How To: Clean & Protect the Plastic Fenders on an ATV or Dirt Bike
This video will show you how to protect and clean the plastic fenders on your ATV or dirt bike. This is very easy to do and only takes a few minutes.
How To: How to Install an AC Air Conditioner in a Window
This video will show you how to install an air conditioner into a window.
How To: Make an Awesome $7.50 Planter Box
How to build a simple planter box from reclaimed pallet wood and hardwood fence palings. Planter boxes come in all shapes and sizes and mine is a little different than most. It's taller and narrower than many of the ones you see.
How To: Prevent a Bathroom Shower Window from Rotting Out the Easy Way
This is a great tip that will show you how to easily protect your bathroom tub or shower window from rotting out due to water damage.
How To: Make a Magnetic Hammer Handle for Picking Up Nails
Gravity can be a real pain when you are trying to finish a project and your supplies wind up on the ground.
How To: Remove Damaged Stripped Rusty Bolt with Vise Grip Pliers
This video will show you how to remove a stubborn,stripped,damaged or rusty bolt using a set of alligator Vise Grip pliers. Usually this will do the trick and get a bolt with a stripped head out for you.
How To: Set Circular Saw Depth to Cut in a New Subfloor Patch Panel Framing
This video will show you how to set your circular saw blade to the proper depth, so that you can cut a piece of plywood back to the rafters.
How To: Clear Up a Cloudy Swimming Pool Fast with Blue Shield Flock Get Rid of Algae
If your swimming pool is green you're going to want to shock it firs,t to kill the algae in the pool. What usually happens next is that it turns white, and is very hard to filter out.
How To: Cut Pex Water Line with a Tubing Cutter
How To Cut Pex Water Line With a Tubing Cutter
How To: Make a Pallet Chair Using Rustic, Recycled Old Pallets!
How to make a Cool Pallet Chair from old pallets and hardwood fence palings. Pallet chairs are great and look really good in the right environment. Another great advantage is that the pallet chair is basically FREE! This is such an easy project that is within every bodies capabilities. All you need is one Pallet and a couple of hardwood fence palings. That's it!
How To: Build an Awesome Kids Play Kitchen from Old Pallets!
Pallets, Pallets, Pallets. You have to love them! How to build an outdoor play kitchen for the kids using old pallets and recycled / reclaimed wood. I came up with the idea after seeing how my young son loved playing with the one at childcare. Pallet projects and Pallet Ideas are never far from my mind so l couldn't wait to get stuck into building my play kitchen.
How To: Build Sawhorses. Easy, Cheap and Sturdy!
How to build a set of strong, stackable sturdy sawhorses. Let's face it, one of the most useful pieces of carpentry equipment would have to be a set of sawhorses. Every worksite, garage or workshop needs a set of sawhorses. They have numerous uses from stacking timber on, using as painting racks, to using as a temporary workbench by laying a door or some ply across two sawhorses. You can even use them as trestles for a dining table!
How To: Build an Awesome Sandbox from Wooden Pallets
How to build a sandbox / sandpit using pallet wood. Using pallet wood is a really easy way to make a sandbox / sandpit and to top things off they're free! This is another one of my reclaimed wood projects that was a heap of fun to make. Like all pallet projects, it is a good idea to use Heat Treated Pallets as they are safe for handling.
How To: Make Painting Easier
Painting can be a little tricky at times but it can be made easier if you know some of the tricks and tips. This house painting video shows some of those tips. Hopefully you'll find one or two of them useful.
How To: Create Japanese Style Landscape
So you've decided to transform your drab backyard into a Japanese Zen garden. You've made the right choice. Yes, tire swings and crab grass can slowly kill the soul. That being said, a bit of planning lies ahead. This article offers a list of How To tips, culled from the Landscape Network and other professional Japanese style landscapers, for planning an effective Japanese style landscape in your home. Step 1: Research.