Drill with bits

Helping Hands Helped

Helping Hands Helped

I just picked up the latest Helping Hands basically because it had a nice big clear magnifier. My old Helping Hands had dull little useless magnifiers. I wanted the magnifier to be on the center knuckle. Here is where experience with tools comes in. I did not want to use up too much time with […]

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Wooden Salt Cellar

Wooden Salt Cellar

A couple of years ago I whittled a wooden spoon as a thank-you gift for our family friend Valerie, who was my daughter’s elementary school art teacher. Valerie appreciated it so much that my wife asked me to make another wooden gift for Valerie’s upcoming birthday. I thought about it for a while and decided […]

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Fun with Push Lights

Fun with Push Lights

We have all used something like these battery-operated stick-up lights for closets and dark places. And we forget about them. Note: You should check all of your battery-powered devices at least once a year. When batteries leak they can damage everything and rust metal contacts. Most of the older stick-up lights use light bulbs, not […]

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