My dad says there’s nothing that can’t be fixed with a little WD 40 and some duct tape. This blog: There, I Fixed It proves the point. Though, I suppose it all depends on your definition of “fixed.”

Hat tip: Popfi

Nothing…really….needs to be said here, does it? Thanks, Failblog!

While I was talking to my friend Mike, the subject of hand tools and other fix-it items came up. “So, what’s your favorite hand tool,” I asked him, once we had totally exhusted the conversation about duct tape. “That’s easy,” he said, “The screwdriver.” When we talked about it more, I was reminded of just how useful screwdrivers are. You can use them for their intended use- screwing things in. But there’s also the other uses- prying things, light hammering, all sorts of other things that make a screwdriver incredibly useful.

Tell me, what’s your favorite hand tool?

Ooooh, tools!

My dad has a coffee mug that says “Measure twice, cut once.” Sage advice, advice I wish I had listened to this weekend. I needed a shelving unit to go in my laundry room. I eyeballed the space and then went to the store and picked up a shelving unit that I figured would fit.

As I’m sure you’ve already guessed, no, it didn’t fit. I missed it by about 2 inches. Sigh. I could return the shelving unit, but I’m probably just going to turn it another direction that it will fit in. Which is why I didn’t bother to measure, since there are 2 directions I could have fit the unit in. Still, I wish it fit in the way I wanted it to.

Learn from my mistakes, Shakhammerers! Measure, measure, measure!

I remember as a child, my parents did a lot of woodworking projects. I hated every minute of it, from going to the very boring and hot lumber store, to when they would fire up the power saws and start to work.

It was the loudness of them that bothered me the most, but I was also very afraid that they would hurt themselves with the power tools. That fear has carried with me as an adult. Seems I’m not alone.

So, I can’t help you get the children or the dog, but I can help with the picket fence. Here’s how-to instructions on building one from This Old House.

Yeah, the MC Hammer kind. Just a quick break from home improvement to watch this fun little number.

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