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Lighting Tips for Photographing your DIY Projects

Lighting Tips for Photographing your DIY Projects

In my previous article a little while back – 5 Reasons to Photograph Your DIY Projects – I suggested several good reasons why you should take progress photos at various stages of your home reno or woodworking projects. Now I’ll share a few simple photography lighting tips that will help you end up with better [...]

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5 Reasons to Photograph Your DIY Project

5 Reasons to Photograph Your DIY Project

Odds are most of you reading this article either have a digital camera or a cell phone that can take pictures – maybe both. This is the new reality that allows us to document our lives in ways we never would have 10 or 20 years ago. We get instant results on colour displays that [...]

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How to Pre-Paint Balusters (& hang them up to dry)

How to Pre-Paint Balusters (& hang them up to dry)

When I built the railings for our veranda project, I pre-painted all the components before assembly. Pre-painting allows you prime the end cuts to prevent moisture wicking, you don’t have to kneel or squat for hours on end, and you can do a better overall paint job. I had about 80 balusters that needed one [...]

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How to Make Stopped Flutes on a Router Table

How to Make Stopped Flutes on a Router Table

Stopped flutes are one of my favourite woodworking details. They add an air of sophistication that can turn a nice design into an eye-catching heirloom. You commonly find stopped flutes on columns and newel posts, as well as on fireplace and cabinet pilasters. If the work piece is less than 42" long, you can make [...]

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5 Ways to Re-use Cabinet Doors

5 Ways to Re-use Cabinet Doors

I can tell you from working in the cabinet business, there is certainly no shortage of used cabinet doors in all shapes and sizes. While some may look a bit dated in the kitchen, those same doors can look just great in another context. Repurposing doors, mouldings and other building materials saves money, and keeps [...]

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12 Home Tools You Need – Part 5

12 Home Tools You Need – Part 5

A Guide for New Homeowners. #12 Reversible Power Drill/Driver This tool should (and likely will) actually go up your priority list. I left it til last because it’s the only power tool in my top 12 home tools list, and because it’s a bigger investment that deserves some thought before you buy. Don’t forget that [...]

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12 Home Tools You Need – Part 4

12 Home Tools You Need – Part 4

A Guide for New Homeowners. Like most new homeowners, you’ll soon come to the point where you want to build something of your own. Maybe it’s a built-in shelf, a coat rack, or something more ambitious, like a pass-through between the kitchen and the dining room. Of course, a few more tools will come in [...]

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How to Scribe Cabinets to Walls

How to Scribe Cabinets to Walls

In a perfect world, walls would flat and plumb. In the real world they rarely are. To get a good fit between a cabinet and the wall, without gaps, you need to scribe it to the contour of the wall. This sounds harder than it really is. With a bit of planning when you’re building [...]

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12 Home Tools You Need – Part 3

12 Home Tools You Need – Part 3

A Guide for New Homeowners. Well, now that you’re in your new place and have the important stuff unpacked, you’ve probably made a good start on your list of things to fix or change to suit your taste. And that means… you’re likely going to be heading for the hardware store. Today I’m highlighting 3 [...]

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8 Wood Glue Squeeze-Out Tips

8 Wood Glue Squeeze-Out Tips

In preparation for gluing up some joints, I decided to see what the general consensus was on dealing with the "squeeze-out" that can ruin the final finish if not handled correctly. After checking out a number of woodworking forums and web sites, I  boiled it down to this list of 8 tips, including 2 that [...]

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