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Great Cover-Up Hide backyard clutter behind an elegant, easy-to-build, light-weight solid-cedar screen.   |
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Fencing Lessons If you're thinking about putting up a fence this summer, the first challenge is finding one that appeals to you. Although it's easy to fall into a rut and put up the same stodgy stockade or plain picket your neighbors have, there's no reason to compromise. |
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January 2006
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Arts & Crafts Dresser Building a classic example of early 20th century American craftsmanship. |
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January 2001
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How To Build An Office Desk This has plenty of storage space and plenty of surface area, too. |
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July 2001
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Super Shed Indoor shelter for your outdoor tools... |
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The Perfect Pergola An easy-to-build cedar structure that adds focus to any backyard space. |
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How to Build a Cold Frame For Winter Gardening (With Plans!) It's a simple carpentry project that takes advantage of passive solar heating to effectively turn the calendar ahead. |
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August 2002
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Build A Backyard Pool Deck New techniques to get the job done quick. |
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March 2004
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Groundskeeper A spacious storage shed that anyone can build. |
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Top Gun A well-crafted cherry cabinet for long arms and pistols... |
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Great Decks are Made of Great Details Adapt these inspiring design ideas to your next deck. |
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June 2002 |
Build Your Own Boat Don't let the $25 price tag fool you. This sleek one-man skimmer is a rugged boat built for speed. |
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Backyard Barn A Colonial-style storage shed that anyone can build. |
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September 18, 2008
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How to Build a Simple Circular Saw Guide for Straighter Cuts Step by step instructions to building circular saw guides that are compact, safe, and easy to store. |
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January 2010
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How to Turn Easy-to-Make DIY Boxes Into Flexible Furniture It's possible to build a fun and versatile contemporary furniture system that consists almost entirely of stackable plywood cubes. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Replacing Corner Boards Trade weather-beaten wood trim for a lower-maintenance alternative. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2008 |
How to Build a Wooden Storage Bench: Step-by-Step Plans With 3D Build your own customized version of a bench, inspired by a picture in a popular catalog. |
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How to Build a Workbench: Simple DIY Woodworking Project The most important tool in any shop doesn't have a motor, a battery or a cutting edge, and it has remained largely unchanged for centuries. |
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October 2005
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The Big Red Shed Build this two-for-one backyard building to take care of all your outdoor storage needs. |
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July 2006
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Adirondack Attitude An elegant, fan-shaped back and a comfortable, contoured seat combine to make a chair that's a standout on any lawn. And we have a table to match. How to build the classiest lawn furniture around. |
Popular Mechanics
December 3, 2008
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How to Build a Pergola: FAQs Can I attach to the house or an existing wood deck? Yes. |
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February 2, 2000
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A Classic Upgrade Wake up your walls with raised-panel wainscoting. |
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October 2001
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Benchtop Bonanza We test nine portable table saws... |
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May 16, 2006 |
Reader Projects: Sheds Personal experiences building sheds for a variety of uses. |
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July 25, 2008
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Your Ultimate Guide to the 5 Materials That Make a Modern Deck Decking options have grown exponentially over the past several years. It wasn't long ago that the only choice was wood. |
This Old House
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Tight-Fitting Floor Boards A tip for laying tongue-and-groove flooring |
Popular Mechanics
September 2006
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Shed Nation With a few tools and a pile of lumber, a pioneering homeowner can lay claim to the territory out the back door. Building a barn o a log-cabin sauna is the ultimate hands-on project. Get inspired, and get started. |
Popular Mechanics
December 4, 2009
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Painting Tool Showdown: Brush & Roller vs. Paint Sprayer In my tests, I discovered two important things about paint sprayers. First, they go through paint like it's an unlimited resource. Second, they're fast. |
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Sledgehammer Helper Nailing together boards that aren't solidly supported can be frustrating. The wood tends to bounce away each time the nail is struck. Try this simple tip. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2010
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How to Build a Backyard Treehouse It's a common-sense rule of treehouse construction: Make it lightweight. |
Science News
August 6, 2005
Ivars Peterson |
Playing with Ruth-Aaron Pairs Mathematicians have taken the home run records of Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth and made the fascinating discovery that the numbers have more in common than just baseball. |
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May 2006 |
Teardrop Trailer Materials List Materials you would need to build your own teardrop trailer. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
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January 2009 |
How to Build a Tough Toolbox: Step-by-Step Plans With 3D Today' toolboxes look more like boxes -- or "tool purses" -- just don't have that same lunch-pail appeal as a rigid, stiff-sided rectangle. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2006 |
Bright Ideas The newest projection systems offer a feast for the eyes. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2006 |
Waterproof fans for harsh environmental applications Potential applications include use in outdoor security cameras, control equipment, medical equipment and emergency vehicles, field and ground support equipment and indoor/outdoor cooling applications where dirt, grime and high-humidity extremes exist. |
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July 2009
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How to Repair a Damaged Trellis Where do you start this repair? Should you call a mason? |
Macworld
July 2001 |
What's Hot Special Mac OS X Edition... Applications seem to run slower in Mac OS X's Classic environment than in OS 9... Macromedia's FreeHand 10 runs natively in Mac OS X... etc. |
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October 5, 2004 |
Resolution Choose the megapixel rating of your digital camera based on what you plan to do with your pictures. |
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January 2002
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Must-Have OS X Screen-Capture Utility Can Also Record Motion Snapz Pro X is a nicely wrought utility that puts all other screen-capture methods to shame. If your Mac OS X work requires precise screen captures, Snapz Pro X is a must-have tool... |
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The Mac OS X Beta: Classic Confusion If you're planning to install the Mac OS X beta for day-to-day use, expect a dose of disorientation. You're installing the beta because you can't wait to live in the Aquafied world of Mac OS X, right? It ain't gonna happen... |
| Fast Company |
Watch How Google X Employees Deal With Failure "If we can get to a no quickly on an idea, that's almost as good as getting to a yes," says Rich DeVaul, head of Google X's Rapid Evaluation team. |
