Hands-On: The Bondic Plastic Welder

If you haven't seen Bondic, a unique liquid plastic welder or, as they're marketing themselves of late, the world's first 3D pocket printer (which is beyond a stretch), it's a nifty little tool about the size of a pen that basically holds a small tube of bonding material with a pen tip dispenser at one end and a special UV light at the other.

Our Favorite Upcycled Wood Pallet Projects

Pallets have a long history of helping man to move stuff from ship to shore and warehouse to door. Pallets go back as far as the ancient Egyptian times to the more common World War II wooden pallets we know today, which are still lifted via forklifts and similar machines. Pallets are a critical cog in … Read more

Learn SketchUp 3D Modeling for Woodworking with Joe Zeh

SketchUp is a 3-D modeling software application from Trimble, which acquired the software from Google in 2012. Used by many in the engineering, construction and product design industries, to name a few, SketchUp is free for non-commercial use (a pro version is available for about $500). And as Popular Woodworking Magazine puts it: The original developers … Read more

Broan-NuTone HVK400 Backyard Mosquito Repellent System Kit – All-in-One Outdoor Lighting + Mosquito Repellent? Yes Please!

Forget the threat of malaria, encephalitis, Zika or West Nile… we just hate being bitten by them-there dadgum skeeters! And here in mosquito alley (that’s what I’m calling Florida), we need relief. So don’t mind us as we show a bit of enthusiasm for the new —great looking outdoor lights with built-in mosquito repellent. Oh yeah. The company … Read more

The RYOBI Modular Garage Door Opener

After living with an obnoxiously loud chain drive garage door opener for eight years, we just replaced our opener with an amazingly quiet belt drive. But wouldn’t ya’ know it… this thing comes out a month later, and I want one! Call it the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of garage door openers, the new RYOBI Garage Door … Read more

Help Celebrate Jeep Brand’s 75th with #MyJeepStory

If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m kind of a Jeep fanatic. I just dig everything Jeep and I’m sure at some point I’ll hear about it from our readers—”Why so much Jeep stuff?!?” Tough cookies. 😉 If you don’t know the full story of Jeep, it’s pretty fascinating and I encourage you to explore … Read more