A speed square makes a quick and dirty cutting guide when using a circular saw, but are you holding it the wrong way? Don’t see the video? Click here. The Technique Turn the speed square so it hooks to the far side of the board One point of the triangle will be pointing at you […]
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When you’ve finished tying a knot in wire, you can snap off the ends instead of cutting them with your pliers. It’s quicker, looks neater, and the end isn’t sharp so it won’t cut you or your animals. See how in this video from Tim Thompson. The Technique Finish your knot with 3 to 4
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This short video from Tim Thompson explains how to tie a fencing termination knot. Tie this knot instead of stapling your wires to the fence post, which can damage the wire and slip over time, causing your expensive fence to fail. The Technique Wrap the wire around the post Bring it over the standing wire
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This is the knot you need when you’re tying together two pieces of wire and want the knot to be really strong. Done right, this also can be tied so you don’t lose much tension in the wire. Tim Thompson shows you the step-by-step. After watching many videos on fencing knots, this is the one
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Who hasn’t struggled to deal with a messy can of paint? You slop it into a smaller cup to take up a ladder. Paint goes everywhere. The spill down the side is extra annoying because it covers up the sticker telling you the exact shade, so when you come back a year later for a
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