This week I up-cycled a few old stacking tables that my wife bought at a garage sale. I clean the metal with a wire brush, then prime it with rusty metal primer and spray paint the tables black. The tops are made of Sapele wood and are finished with the Waterlox...
Here’s the recipe and how to instructions to make grass grow fast and fix bald spots in your lawn. It’s been working great in my yard and the key is to let the seeds germinate in the saw dust or peat moss and to keep watering until the grass takes hold. I...
Here’s a how to video and a material and cut list for making a set of shop stools. This is a pretty simple woodworking project that uses scrap materials from around the shop and the stools are really useful to have around the shop. Click Here To Download The...
Here’s a how-to video and photos on trimming panels with quarter round molding to get really tight miters. Be sure to always have a sharp pencil and a wet rag at the ready to wipe up any excess wood glue. It also helps to use a sacrificial fence on your miter...
tHere’s a look at some upcoming projects and a tour of the outside of the barn and getting ready for spring. I start by talking about making frames for my art clients, which I don’t talk about too much on my YouTube channel, but it’s something I do...
In this video, I show you how to make cabinet drawers using screws for the queen sized storage I’ve been working on. I show you how to properly measure for drawers to be sure you get the right fit. Once you measure and cut all the parts of the drawers, I lay...
This is a great way to repair a hole in Sheetrock. When I was taught, we called it a blow out patch but they are also known as an Elephant patch, California patch, Hot patch, Soul patch, Newfie patch, Butterfly patch and just a Patch. All the same thing with one thing...
Here’s a how-to video and step-by-step photo guide showing how to mount a work on paper, make a frame, and finish the frame with gold leafing. The result is a finished piece of artwork that’s ready to hang on the wall, which makes selling artwork a lot...
A few weeks ago we had a snowstorm on a Saturday with big waves Sunday. I shot this video of my son Jack and few other guys at Monmouth Beach, NJ. Air temperature was 16 degrees and the water was 42. I shot the video and Jack edited it. Here’s the video and...
Here’s an update video on some upcoming events and sponsored furniture projects that I have lined up over the next few months. I’ll be starting with a room renovation project where I’ll be removing old trim and making and replacing it with new trim...
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