Carpentry

Whether you were overzealous in your attempt to sink a screw into some wood or the screw's metal was too soft, stripping an Allen head screw is a common occurrence. Sometimes you're lucky enough...

If you are taking something apart to repair or replace it and discover that a Philips head bolt is stripped, what do you do? Removing a stripped Phillips bolt can be a simple task with the right...

If you're new to woodworking, using a table saw with one blade may be intimidating enough. The thought of stacking several blades side by side and flipping the switch could be terrifying. It...

Circular saws can be used to cut a variety of materials. You must use the appropriate blade for each job. To accomplish this you must be able to change the blade. This is a very simple process...

Pocket doors are many homeowners' favorite space-saving device, until it comes time to remove the pocket door hangers. What makes pocket doors so wonderful is that they literally disappear into a...

Wood glue can be the carpenter's best friend. When placed in the right joints it can hold a piece of furniture together for a century or more. On the face of a wooden cabinet, however, it bodes...

At times it is necessary to pull out a corner cabinet without removing the countertop. Whether you are making room for a dishwasher, modifying a cabinet, or have some other compelling reason for...

Nearly every man-made object, from shelving units to motherboards in computers, is connected by screws. When the head of a screw becomes stripped from improper installation or wear and tear, it...

Blum European Hinges can be adjusted so that you can move the doors side to side up to 10mm, in and out 8mm and up and down 4mm for a perfect fit without removing the hinges from the door and...

Pocket doors are a convenient way to hide doors when they are not in use. However, things do go wrong and parts wear out that may require the door to be repaired. Fixing a pocket door is not...

Carpets are an essential part of your homes décor and a single spot can damage how you present you home to the world. And since no one as a money tree in the backyard. How do you clean up a...

Interior closet doors are almost always hollow. This makes shortening them (if you change flooring, if you have house shifting issues, etc) a little bit more complex than just cutting them. This...

Sometimes, when hammering a nail, you may nail it in the wrong spot or bend it (from not hitting it straight). When this happens, you often will need to remove the nail from the wood and try...

Mobile home wall studs become damaged or warped over time causing lumps in the wall covering. If the wall bows out too much, beyond what you can stand, you must replace the wall studs in a safe...

Installing floor registers (the air vents found on floors) is a simple process that can improve your home décor and give you complete control of the room's air flow. These days, floor...

If you have locked yourself out of a room, and the doorknob screws are on the same side of the door as you, removing a locked door knob is no different than removing an unlocked doorknob. Broken...

Duct tape is practical and can be used in many different ways. When you use duct tape on household items, it will often leave behind a sticky residue when you remove or replace it. Here are six...

Changing the blade on a plate joiner is relatively easy, depending on the model. Some plate joiners only require loosening a nob and then loosening an arbor nut. Others, require you to remove...

The Jack Plane is one of the oldest known tools to man. Obviously, there have been many variations along the way. But the idea of a simple sharp edge which slowly and evenly reduces a wood surface...

Silicone caulk can be used in window and door sealing to retain heat, but it can also be used to fill in cracks in materials like wood. Your fingers are the best tools to use in spreading silicone...

Uncle Fred left you his entire prize winning group of chisels because he knew that you would value them. Uncle Fred always thought that you had a lot more skill than you really did. In an effort...