Me and Nico Down by the Steel Yard
Digging through the off-cut section at the steel yard in Santa Maria, California. Because that’s what you do on vacation. BTW, I …
Upcycled, Repurposed Flag Stand (for behind your desk)
Make this for the 4th of July, and then display it in the office for the rest of the year. Any sufficiently …
YouTubed
I am jumping up and down in my office. But it’s not making my video upload any faster.
Welding the 4th of July
What does welding have to do with the 4th? You’ll see in the next video.
Bad Medicine
Why would someone throw away this perfectly good medicine ball?
Truth in Advertising
Spotted this helpful crew at Home Depot
Sweating Copper Pipe Inside Your Wall
When you’ve got a leak behind your wall, you’ve got to cut away the sheetrock, expose the pipe and replace the leaking …
Sweating Copper Pipe in Your Wall
The plumbing supply lines in your walls are probably copper pipe. There are a few other materials they could be, like the …
Cooking in Space (just in case)
Astronaut Samantha Christoforetti just set a record for women in space. In case you ever find yourself in orbit, follow these instructions …
(Spoiler Alert) The Equalizer’s Top 12 Tools for Killing Bad Guys at the Home Depot
This is in heavy rotation on cable now, so if you turn on your TV you’ll see it. The original Equalizer was …
My Truck
Like I said – Everywhere (Including the 24th century UNSC)
Backseat Go-Bag
“As long as you’re here, do you think you can look at this switch that’s flickering?” or, “…lose baseboard?” or, “…thing with …
My Truck
There are literally F150s everywhere.
DiPego “Mows” the “Lawn”
Inspired by the great tradition of mowing videos by Matthias Wandel, Jimmy DiResta and David Picciuto. This is a California drought edition. …
Teasing Me Teasing You
That’s right, I’m teasing this very site. Look for DIY/Home Improvement/Maker videos and articles. You do it yourself, I do it myself – …
Emergency Water Supply
Update: So, I originally posted this when San Andreas came out, but now NASA and the USGS are arguing over whether the …
Harvest Time
My first tomato harvest – 1 1/2
String Trimmer Review
My 38-second review of the Craftsman 40v Max* 13-inch string trimmer.
MyFixitUpLife Interview
Chatting with Mark and Theresa of MyFixitUpLife.com at the National Hardware Show in Vegas. We talk about paint, decks and magic air. When I …
DIY Cement Mixer
Dan’s Workshop Blog details some pretty cool projects. A minute and 23 seconds is a long time to watch a cement mixer …
Tape Delay
I know you’re clamoring for my next how-to DIY video (sweating copper), but there are multiple news and police helicopters hovering over …
Thumbs Up
When Mike Holmes gives a thumbs up, you give a thumbs up. At the National Hardware Show – 2015
Open Box – Couldn’t Resist
Cannot hold this thing out far enough to get it all in the shot.
If Only
Something I don’t hear enough – me: “Ok, while I’m thinking of it, I’m gonna go get those lasers.”
Rolling With the Derby
Roller derby is the ultimate DIY sport. About a decade ago, the women who wanted to skate actually created their own leagues …
Zombie Apocalypse Phone Charger
The hardest thing about this was taking a picture of my phone not charging. (note my actual zombie apocalypse gear in the …
Outdoor seating
I think I’ve had enough of Adirondack chairs.
Sneaky
You know how I like to sneak up on people, so I had to take a pic of the quietest cart I …
DIYtip
When you’re building a deck and you step on a nail at 3 o’clock, it doesn’t really hurt. It hurts at 7 …
DIYtip
When you go to Home Depot, park near the exit, not the entrance – that way, when you forget you have to …
DIYtip
While you’re welding, when an Amber Alert buzzes your cellphone like a klaxon, don’t let it scare the hell out of you.
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It’s time to do it
Do it with things you find or things you buy for cheap or things other people threw away. Just don’t stop doing …
Files
Just sent an email from my work to my personal to remind me to “bring those files to work” but of course …
Tool Crave Interview
Here’s my interview with Tool Crave – talking about doing what I do and my favorite tools to do it with.
30-second drain repair
My brother and me in Mom’s basement with a 10 foot length of 4-inch pipe.
Frank Sinatra’s Floor
Frank Sinatra stood on this table. Seriously. Doug fir 2×12 floor joists rescued by E & K Vintage Wood from Franks torn down Malibu …