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Barn door. Originally I'd wanted to use the 1" dowels as the fasteners. I've never done that before and got cagey about it after doing some test attachments. So, I elected the steel carriage bolts with caps as pictured. The overall 1" holes can be a little too loose to snugly hold the 1" caps...

I've got 4 timbers 2 3/4" thick I want/need to take 5 1/2" inches off each of the ends for 90 deg. lap joints. I've come up with free-handing a router (with appropriate support around the 3 outsides), while fencing/being really careful on that inside line. I've never fenced for this kind of cut...

I've decided to build my own sliding barn door (interior). Since shipping is through the roof (along most everything these last months). It'll be kind of large for an interior but due to the layout of its intended wall it lt only works as a 6x6. I was kind of stymied by the prospect but...

Hi, the image is a mount/backing for a wall clock. Its veneered wood at least 60years old. I thought I'd put a new/restored finish on it. I took a 600gr piece of sand paper and gave it a light rub. The dust that came off was white. turned the 600g paper white too. tack cloth wiped. Since I...

This is the Hitachi saw in question: How do you adjust a Hitachi compound miter saw? (findanyanswer.com) Before I chase the Hitachi site, I thought I'd start here. The link has the obvious, user's manual, answer: When you _want_ to change the bevel for your desired cut. I need to adjust the...

Hi, The pics show a front door. It will catch rain/snow lower down. Its about 20-25 feet from a somewhat busy street, passing at 30mph (speed limit). Good mix of light trucks, vans etc.. Salted/sanded in snow. By Spring there's a nice coating of gray dust on the porch. The door was stripped...

Hi, The pics show a front door. It will catch rain/snow lower down. Its about 20-25 feet from a somewhat busy street, passing at 30mph (speed limit). Good mix of light trucks, vans etc.. Salted/sanded in snow. By Spring there's a nice coating of gray dust on the porch. The door was stripped...

century old doublehungs. I know there's a reason. And I found out when I did my first resto and both stops were the same length. Maybe my brain is too addled. But I don't remember why I ended up taking a saw to that bottom inch. Esp. since I later removed it completely anyway. So why...

A recenrt post of mine asked about some woodwork on a window. Same window different concern now. this particular sash had a second, different lock installed on it. I intend to replace it with one that matches two other sibling windows. The problem is the 4 holes are very close and kind of...

I'm installing shutters. When I got into it I realized the windows needed overall attention attention (painted shut upper sash, no weather stripping, 6 coats of paint on everything. So, made it a whole rehab, strip the paint from every surface, replace the cords with brass chain, weather strip...

That got your attention. I'm stripping vintage, in-place, interior, window trim. I'm doing an ok job, but wonder if my more mediocre moments are damaging to the wood, because I'm using the wrong stripper (aka scraper). So, any ideas on what shape of scraper should be used for a...

Gorilla Glue, Monster Tape, PL Premium. They've been around awhile. Personally, never used GG. I generally like MT and PLP. I have a task now (glueing deckpost caps (back on) to posts. The original adhesive was PLP 12 years ago. It was good/great in the beginning, but I thought the bond...

Hi folks, I'm renovating three antique double hung 2 1/2x 6' windows. Part of the reno is installing new shutters. The lower edge of the tape is the angle of at which I'll radially cut the shutter frame and trim board. Attempting to match the arc of the shutttertop. I'm removing the...

Hi all, Not sure if this is the correct location for this, but it seems the best choice. Got a 22yo Craftsman chainsaw. The gas leaks from it -- but only when the tank level is above a certain level (call it 1/3 full). I just disassembled the cover plates to see if the tank is a true separate...

Hi folks, its been a while since I've been on here. its good to be back in one way and well, maybe not if my boiler is dying. Weil-Mclain vintage (20+ yrs) gas boiler for winter heating. Was away, came home, temp inside was 55, bumped the therm to 62, heard the unit in the basement kick in as...

I've had a Bosch LP tankless water heater for a decade now. What's always bothered me is that the ventstack is open to the sky (If I look up under the burners I can see a bit of skylight through the works (its a straight shot from burner to outside) Yesterday it got windy so i took a stick of...

I'm replacing 2 aged smokes in a hallway. A year or two ago I replaced a fixture and added a second in the same hallway ceiling . I got 'em eventually but still didn't like how I got there. The old smokes are lo-v -- they're stick-ups with just a lo-v wire penetrating the plaster...

12 years ago the balustrade imaged was installed. I did it. And I was way inexperienced. So, quite a few of the balustrades were shorted by millimeters on length. To get them in place I shimmed one end. I took one down last week to replace some of the balusters that were rotting (yeah, pretty...

I'm pretty sure these receptacles both worked in the past -- one more than the other. The other, behind a couch, when I took the cover, the receptacle pretty much disintegrated --like the plastic had become too brittle over time. I presumed that explained why the outlet had no juice. But when...

I presume I've been on here talking about (8) windows that were installed just about two years ago. I muddled through putting in the extension jambs last fall. I've cut the stools and tacked them in (prob going to rent a 15ga finish nailer to finalize them). Its an old house. Plaster removed...