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All the tools and supplies for your home improvement projects in one place. Dive in and find the right tool for the job.

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What Is a Scroll Saw?

The scroll saw is an important tool for any wood or metal worker who wants to add a personal creative touch to their DIY home projects.

How to Remove a Stuck Cleanout Plug

How to remove a stuck cleanout plug to get at a clog in a drain pipe


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Jigsaws: How to Use and Cut With a Jigsaw

Use a versatile jigsaw tool to cut lumber, plywood, metal and tile.


Woodworking: Techniques to Cut Circles With a Band Saw

Cut clean, smooth circles with your bandsaw


How to Build a Whirligig

Folk art whirligigs fashioned from scraps of wood and metal have been popular for hundreds of years. In fact, George...


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DIY Picture Frame With Mitered Corners

Watch this video and learn how to make do it yourself picture frames with eight flawless mitered corners in less...


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How to Build a Box With a Band Saw

Make a simple gift box from a single block of wood


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Savvy Sawhorse Table Tips

How to make sawhorses the most useful tools in your arsenal.


6 Woodworking Projects You Can Make with Just a Jigsaw

A jigsaw is one of the most useful tools in your shop. It can take any curve you throw at...


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Make a Perfect Miter Joint

Take your woodworking up a notch with these great tips


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Saturday Morning Workshop: Portable Laptop Computer Stand

Make this ingenious, compact laptop stand in an hour with only a jigsaw, a drill, sandpaper and $10 in materials.


DIY Table Saw Table

Build this take-down table saw table to make the perfect work station for a DIYer with limited garage space.


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How to Make a Box Joint Jig

Take your woodworking to the next level with this simple jig. All you need are some miter gauges, plywood...


Choose the Right Hole Saw for Your Project

Tips for drilling big holes in wood and metal


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How to Use a Circular Saw: Long Cuts

Learn how to safely saw boards freehand, cut plywood with a straightedge guide and build a ripping jig for accurate...


How to Make Perfect Cuts With Circular and Miter Saws

Don't become an emergency room statistic. Master these cuts and do them safely.


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Tips for Using an Oscillating Tool

It's a tool you shouldn't be without

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How to Cut a Rabbet Joint with a Table Saw

What are rabbets and how can you use a dado blade on a table saw to create them?


How to Use a Circular Saw

Tips for Smooth, Accurate Cuts


15 Essential Hole Saw Smarts Every DIYer Should Know

Our best hole saw tips for getting your project done right.


Brilliant Trick for Cleaning Saw Blades

Clean resin and pitch from saw blades with spray oven cleaner.