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Nov/Dec 2007 Issue

 

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WEB EXTRAS
My Favorite Martin House
My Favorite Martin House
Attracting birds to your backyard rewards you with splashes of color and delightful songs and can even help eliminate bugs.
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Replacing Your Toilet
Everything you need to know about replacing your toilet.
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Fitting Mantel STEP BY STEP: Fitting Mantel
Easy Fireplace Mantel STEP BY STEP: Easy Fireplace Mantel
Fireplace Surround STEP BY STEP: Fireplace Surround
Making Your Own Molding STEP BY STEP: Making Your Own Molding
Department of Transformation STEP BY STEP: Department of Transformation
Custom Blend STEP BY STEP: Custom Blend
How to Cut a Taper With a Table Saw & Taper Jig STEP BY STEP: How to Cut a Taper with a Table Saw & Taper Jig

FEATURES
 
Mantel
Warm and Inviting
by Dan Cary
Derive heartwarming satisfaction from building your own fireplace mantel.
20
 
Fitting Mantel STEP BY STEP: Fitting Mantel
Easy Fireplace Mantel STEP BY STEP: Easy Fireplace Mantel
Hands Free STEP BY STEP: Fireplace Surround
Making your Own Molding STEP BY STEP: Making Your Own Molding
 
 
Innovation Awards
Winning Formulas
by Connie Bastyr and Jenny Stanley
HANDY editors reveal their 2007 Innovation Award picks.
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26
 
2007 Handy Innovation Awards  VIDEO: 2007 Handy Innovation Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions
Product PRODUCT REVIEW: Kwikset's SmartScan
Product PRODUCT REVIEW: Ridgid Aluminum Compressor
Product PRODUCT REVIEW: Freud Router Bits
Product PRODUCT REVIEW: Makita BPT140 Drill
Product PRODUCT REVIEW: Titebond II Fluorescent Glue
Product PRODUCT REVIEW: Festool Domino
Product PRODUCT REVIEW: Simplified Sharpening
Product PRODUCT REVIEW: Vise-Grip Quick Adjusting Wrench
 
 
 
Race to Finish
Race to Finish
by A.J. Hamler
Our tester puts seven belt sanders through their paces.
32
 
 
Web Extras WEB EXTRA: More Belt Sanders
 
Reclaimed Lumber
Reclaimed Lumber
by Dan Cary
Used wood can add beauty, character and history to your next project.
38
 
Department of Transformation STEP BY STEP: Department of Transformation
Custom Blend STEP BY STEP: Custom Blend
 
DEPARTMENTS
ClubHouse

Hard-Wired to Work

 10
 
  Using our hands to express creativity.
 
Workshop
Simple Elegance 12
 
  A table with few parts and uncomplicated joinery proves that less is more.
 
 
 
How to Cut a Taper STEP BY STEP: How to Cut a Taper with a Table Saw & Taper Jig
 
 
Garage
Seeing in Reverse 44
 
  Backup-alert systems can help to prevent damage and serious injuries.
 
GEAR
Wishful Thinking 50
 
 

'Tis the season to make a list, check it twice and
fill up your workshop especially nice.
 
 
More Gift Ideas WEB EXTRA: More Gift Ideas
 
 
skills
Timber! 56
 
  Tree-felling tips to safely bring down dead wood.
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Cabinet Class STEP BY STEP: Stump Grinding
 
Projects
For the Birds 62
 
  Three simple nesting boxes that anyone can master.
 
 
My Favorite Martin House STEP BY STEP: My Favorite Martin House
 
HISTORIES
Pickled Planks 84
 
  A story of wood with a past (as a pass), a present and a future.
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More Gift Ideas WEB EXTRA: Additional Resources and Handy Facts
 
 
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