Offcuts By: Don Heisz
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I am starting to think flat-pack furniture is actually better than fully assembled furniture you can currently buy. I have spent m...
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I spent quite a bit of time this past week trying to figure out the dimensions of the original Fisher Price Little People. That ma...
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Precision Tools or Complete Rip-Offs?
I get email from many different companies to promote one thing or other. Most of that is the result of making online purchases of ...
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Have you ever wondered why anyone ever bothered to splatter tiny bits of mud all over your ceiling? I occasionally look up at the ...
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I will be the first to admit my kitchen is a total mess. When I first moved in here, though, the kitchen was perhaps the worst fea...
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So, it’s Father’s Day. Truthfully, I have never expected or wanted anything for being a father. I’ve been one fo...
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When I go to work, I always have the risk of being cited for having an unsafe tool. You see, I have an angle grinder with me that ...
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Lawnmowers and Battery Chargers
I’m becoming convinced everything is just junk. Today, I needed to order a new “combo kit” of drill and impact d...
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I have come across a term I really dislike. While out with my wife, yesterday, we came across a place with a placard that read ...
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A week or so ago, I finally decided to start reassembling my dungeon workshop. This, of course, was after the flood. Everything wa...
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The Joy of New Appliance Installation
Several months ago, my dishwasher started leaking. Since I am someone who likes to get the greatest service life out of nearly dea...
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Every project needs a good finish. Or that’s what they say. And we all know the joys and frustrations of choosing the right ...
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I’m sure everyone has at least one half-finished project. It can be very difficult to resurrect your interest in a project a...
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So, I’ve spent over a week trying to take care of the various little things that need to be done around here. I decided that...
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Many people are forthcoming about their hobbies. I once had a fervent home brewer go into a monologue that lasted a full hour beca...
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Those of you keeping track should be aware of my past two Offcuts entries, here and here. This is what happened after. A few days ...
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There’s an expression about March that, if it comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb. The expression runs the other w...
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So, it’s all a rich pageant. This morning, I got up at my normal time of around 5:30 am and was going to sit down and write ...
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Gazebos and other outdoor things
Welcome to spring. So many people choose this time of year to start thinking about their own projects. Outdoor projects are a favo...
