I have a lot of trees in my yard so that means I have a lot of fallen leaves! I have tried all kinds of tools to make leaf collection easier, but nothing has worked as well as the lawn and leaf chute I picked up at Home Depot. Watch the video above to see it in action!
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Steph is on a mission to convince me that battery powered tools are a viable alternative to their corded counterparts. As a millennial, she has grown up with all things battery powered and has no doubt that they all work well. I, as a Baby Boomer, having experienced first gen battery powered tools, am not quite as convinced of their usefulness. Anyone who used a first gen battery powered tool probably ditched it for a corded version pretty quickly.
(Disclosure: we were given this pole saw by Ryobi to try. All opinions and evaluations are our own.)
When we were at a recent blogging conference we had the opportunity to try out Ryobi’s line of battery powered tools. I’ve had battery powered tools in the past, but was never impressed with their performance so I’ve been reluctant to try them again.
On our first trip to Rockler (best woodworking shop!), we purchased a bunch of stuff including this $5.00 silicone glue brush. In the short time I’ve had it, it’s become an essential part of my “tool box” although I have found several “off-label” uses for it.
This is what the product description says about it:
"This brush features silicone bristles that are easy to wash with water, and quickly shed dried glue for long-lasting service. They're also spaced to hold plenty of wet glue, meaning less time dipping and more time spreading. Use the narrow dimension for edges and the wide dimension for faces. The paddle end opposite the bristles can be used like a pen for finer detail work such as mortise and tenon, dovetail, and boxjoints, or like a spatula for spreading glue into grooves and mortises." It’s definitely designed for the workshop, but I haven't used it for its intended purpose yet, with the exception of DIY projects with craft glue! Take a look at some of the ways I’ve used it:
Sixteen years ago, Steph and I tackled the removal and installation of a new garage door opener at my house. It was after that successful, but extremely difficult install, that we decided that some things can be DIYed, but some things require a pro. Today was one of those days where it was better off bringing in a pro rather than DIYing.
Some weeks back I was working in the garage and throwing boxes out of the garage. One got hung up on the top of the garage door which I failed to remove before closing the door. Somehow that little cardboard box broke the door. The door continued to close but not all the way. Fast forward to this week when I mentioned I found a little pile of ‘stuff' in the garage left from some critter. That’s when my husband said that maybe it was time to get the door fixed.
When I was in the process of buying my home, I had a home inspection done. It was very thorough. One thing I remember being on the report, which at the time I thought was a little silly to point out on an inspection, were three holes in the outside stucco. It looks like the previous owner drilled three anchors and screws into the stucco to place something on the wall.
For some reason, I had a box of puppy pads at my house. I probably got them at a yard sale with the thought of using them in some way. Well, use them I have, and none of them involve a puppy!
Join us in this video as we investigate why Vicki's washer was leaking and how we found the fix!
Please note: we are not professionals, and we don’t claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first!
Join Steph as she changes the water filter in her whirlpool refrigerator.
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Please note: we are not professionals, and we don’t claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first!
As a volunteer at the Living Harvest Thrift Store, I have a first look at many of the donations that are brought to the store. One was this large, bed cover in great condition, but was covered in ball point ink stains.
What to do? It wouldn’t sell in it’s current condition. I volunteered to take it home to see what I could do with it.
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