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Fencing Lessons If you just want to keep the neighbors out or the dogs in, there are plenty of pedestrian choices at your local home center. But planned right, a fence can turn your backyard into a distinctive living space. Here's that plan.   |
Popular Mechanics
January 2001
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How To Build An Office Desk This has plenty of storage space and plenty of surface area, too. |
Popular Mechanics
May 1999
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June 2007 |
How to Build a Garden Arbor: Simple DIY Woodworking Project We built this arch-top lattice with a few hundred dollars worth of cedar, deck screws and nails. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2006
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Arts & Crafts Dresser Building a classic example of early 20th century American craftsmanship. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2001
Neal Barrett |
Super Shed Indoor shelter for your outdoor tools... |
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July 2008 |
How to Build a Bookcase: Step-by-Step Woodworking Plans With moderate skills and some patience, it wouldn't be hard to make this project fit any space. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2006
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Movable Feast A kitchen island design that combines harvest table charm with uptown style -- and the plans to make it. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2010
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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. |
Popular Mechanics
July 1998
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Outdoor Living Guide: Garden Gateway An elegant redwood structure that's really four projects in one... |
Popular Mechanics
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. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2002
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Build A Backyard Pool Deck New techniques to get the job done quick. |
Popular Mechanics
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. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2005
Joseph Truini |
The Big Red Shed Build this two-for-one backyard building to take care of all your outdoor storage needs. |
Popular Mechanics
June 1998
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Top Gun A well-crafted cherry cabinet for long arms and pistols... |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009
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Pro Tips For Installing Crown Molding Over the course of a dozen jobs, I've come up with a few shortcuts -- I don't really remember where I learned a lot of these tricks, I just know them. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2007
Neal Barrett |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2004
Merle Henkenius |
Groundskeeper A spacious storage shed that anyone can build. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2006
Rick Peters |
The Perfect Pergola An easy-to-build cedar structure that adds focus to any backyard space. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2002
Joseph Truini |
Backyard Barn A Colonial-style storage shed that anyone can build. |
This Old House
February 2, 2000
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A Classic Upgrade Wake up your walls with raised-panel wainscoting. |
This Old House
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Great Decks are Made of Great Details Adapt these inspiring design ideas to your next deck. |
Popular Mechanics
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. |
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Joseph Truini |
Installing Crown Molding Learn how this architectural element can add sculptural interest to almost any room with a few tricks from an experienced pro. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Classy Cover-Up Make an old tub surround look new with solid surfacing. You can purchase a prepackaged kit (about $600) and install it yourself. |
Popular Mechanics
February 24, 2009 |
6 Household Tips To Keep Handrails, Counters and Baseboards Together It's amazing how many small structural things can go wrong around your house. Whether it's the front-door lock that won't let you into your own home, or the cracked window that won't keep the cold out. |
Popular Mechanics
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. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2009
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Cap Rate Calculations How do investors determine the return on their real estate investments in an unsteady market? |
Wall Street & Technology
February 14, 2006 |
Trading Technologies Trades Up Chicago-based Trading Technologies International has launched X_TRADER 7, the next generation of its X_TRADER trading platform. |
This Old House
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Tight-Fitting Floor Boards A tip for laying tongue-and-groove flooring |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2006 |
Bright Ideas The newest projection systems offer a feast for the eyes. |
This Old House
Roy Barnhart |
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. |
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. |
PC Magazine
October 5, 2004 |
Resolution Choose the megapixel rating of your digital camera based on what you plan to do with your pictures. |
Popular Mechanics
May 16, 2006 |
Reader Projects: Sheds Personal experiences building sheds for a variety of uses. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2006 |
Teardrop Trailer Materials List Materials you would need to build your own teardrop trailer. |
Macworld
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... |
| 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. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2007
Erik Sofge |
Top 5 New Mini MP3 Players: Comparison Test Media players are shrinking at a rate that's both mind-blowing and slightly hilarious. |
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. |
InternetNews
August 28, 2009 |
Snow Leopard: Apple Shines Again Smaller, faster, and cheaper, Apple's done it again with an OS release that should put the rest of the industry to shame. |
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. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009 |
NP500WS and NP600S by NEC Display NEC Display introduces two new short-throw portable projectors: the NP500WS, which features a 1,280 x 800 resolution at 2,100 lumens, and the NP600S, which has a 1,024 x 768 resolution at 2,600 lumens. |
Macworld
January 2001
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Welcome to Car OS X Public Beta Pay to Try an Unfinished Product? Just Wait Till Other Industries Catch On... |
Macworld
December 2000
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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... |
Lucire
October 20, 2009
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It's Our Birthday A look at 12 years of reporting fashion. |
This Old House
Harry Sawyers |
Building Character Whether its crown, casing, or simply the most basic trim, wood molding adds style to any room -- and value to your home. |
Home Toys
April 2005
Terry Coffey |
Projection Screen Tvs 101: How Big? There are several considerations in determining screen size including the room layout and audience. Here are some suggestions for sizing your screen. |
U.S. CPSC
May 4, 2010 |
Blair Recalls to Repair Roman Shades Due to Risk of Strangulation Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. |
