Sometimes I’m just not sure how stuff breaks, loosens or gets all wonky on its own. Like a toilet seat. I could understand maybe the…
By Marty
You’re a Man. Or a Woman. You like your tools motorized. Motorized with an engine—that you have to start with a pull cord. The kind…
By Marty
Ahhh…another list of Holiday gifts. Gifts for Dad. For Mom. For nerds and punk rockers. I think this is the last holiday gift one. And…
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My approach to grooming has typically been “minimalist”…actually, borderline “survivalist.” Just need to be clean. Don’t want to smell bad, but never really cared if…
By Marty
Well, not only for dad. I think plenty of moms would love this stuff too. Or people with big stockings. Here’s a smattering of stuff…
By Marty
Download Sawhorse Plans Get the plans Help support the site I’ll buy one of you a beer $5.00 USDSplit a coffee on me $3.00 USDI’m…
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You know Dadand likes tools. And stuff that goes with tools. The other day, I stopped at a home center that I don’t often visit.…
By Marty
Damn terlit paper holder. There is no way you can mount this type of stuff to drywall without it coming loose at some point. You…
By Marty
There’s nothing like the feeling of having to go up on the roof to do man work. Even if you’re just cleaning a gutter, removing…
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In my past, I built an entire new kitchen—floor to ceiling. I’ve demo’d the bathroom floor to move a toilet. Hell, I’ve even designed and…
By Marty
I thought I’d start something called “Minimal Monday.” ‘Cause after a weekend of soccer games, lawn mowing, and a plethora of seemingly endless projects, the…
By Marty
There’s a time in every man’s life when he has to install a new swing-away trailer jack. That time for me was now. I’ve been…
By Marty
Assembling the Mongoose Mutant 16″ Boys Freestyle Bike to be exact. The kids went from swaddled little burritos to training wheels…awfully fast. Today my son…
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I think this post is not so much a “how-to” but more of a “how-not-to”. You see, I have too many projects. I don’t really…
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A little over a year ago I was given some lockers…school lockers…that were used for employee storage at the agency I worked at. They were…
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With four kids, 3 vehicles and what seems like endless projects on the house and general fix-em’s, I need any help I can get. With…
By Marty
Yup, another post about Sugru. Well, it’s worthy of at least ten more posts. And we’re not compensated for this, we’re just in Sugru love.…
By Marty
“Daaaaad…I’m booorrred.” At least 23 times per day. “What are we going to do? Are we going outside? Can we ride bikes? Is it going…
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A while back my oldest son wanted a pet and we decided that he was ready for the responsibility (or at least learn about the…
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Plate that is. Garbage Plate. Pete introduced me to this gastronomical fanfare. Those of you in NY are probably like “yeah, yeah, yeah, garbage plate.”…
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