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Veritas Router Plane

Veritas Small Crosscut Saw

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Self-Watering Raised Planter

Children's Garden Tool Set

Hozelock Auto-Retracting Hose Reel

Videos

How to Cut a Rabbet Joint

How to Cut a Rabbet Joint

In the first of our series on how to cut joints by hand, woodworker Andrew Strome shows you the tools needed and the technique behind cutting a rabbet joint.
Making a Toolbox

Making a Toolbox

Watch and learn as Vic Tesolin shows how to build a simple and useful wooden tool box. See more...
How to Use the Veritas Table for Compact Routers

How to Use Veritas Table for Compact Routers

This is a sturdy, versatile table that will greatly extend the utility of your compact router. Our woodworking partner Vic Tesolin tells us more about its features and benefits.
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Woodworking Articles

How to Build a Contemporary Cedar Garden Bench

How to Build a Contemporary Cedar Garden Bench

Looking to update your outdoor space? Why not try your hand at this sleek, easy-to-build garden bench? Read more…
How to Build a Folding Lumber Rack

How to Build a Folding Lumber Rack

Here’s how to build a sturdy rack that keeps lumber properly stored and easy to access. Read more…
Turning New Handles for Old Tools

Turning New Handles from Old Tools

I’ve often heard it said that beautiful tools inspire beautiful work. Fine tools, new or old, are a beautiful sight to behold. They invite the hand to hold them and inspire the eye to use them to create more beauty. Read more…
Decked Out in the Garden: Plan Your Deck

A Well-Planned Deck

A great deck adds value to any home and can be enjoyed for years to come. Read more …
How to Build a Five-Paddle Hanger

How to Build a Five-Paddle Hanger

For some canoeing enthusiasts, the paddle is a work of craftsmanship to be handled gingerly. The fine blade cannot be left on the damp earth, and the equally fine shaft cannot lean against a wall. In fact, hanging is not too good for such an instrument; it’s ideal. Learn how to build a rack for hanging your favorite paddles with care. Read more…
How to Build a Rustic Coat Rack

How to Build a Rustic Coat Rack

This rustic coat rack is easy and quick to make. It makes a nice addition to a cottage, workshop or potting shed. Read more …
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Gardening Articles

A Natural Cottage Garden

A Natural Cottage Garden

It may seem contradictory, but design is as important in a natural garden as it is in any other type of landscape. Although it takes some time and care to create a no-fuss garden, after it’s established it will be almost maintenance free. Despite its benefits, a common complaint about a natural garden is that it can often appear unkempt. Good design will remedy this. Read more…
Big Color, Small Budget

Big Color, Small Budget

I confess: I am addicted to color. My passion is intense eye-grabbing combinations of plants that look good over a long period of time. If you want lots of color in your garden, but have a small budget, read on. Read more…
Horrors in the Garden: Hazardous Plants

Horrors in the Garden: Hazardous Plants

Gardener Julianne Labreche highlights a few unpleasant, potentially horrific plants. Beware: some can even be found in and around the home. Read more…
The Sweet Smell of Garden Success

The Sweet Smell of Garden Success

When selecting scented plants, it’s important to think beyond just bloom fragrance. Other plant parts can also provide lasting aroma, such as foliage (lavender), bark (sassafras), roots (wild ginger) and berries (bayberry shrub). Read more …
Leaf Indicators of Tree Health

Leaf Indicators of Tree Health

The leaves of a tree can indicate when it is stressed from lack of water or nutrients, if it is being attacked by pests or is diseased. Here is how to recognize the symptoms and treat them before it is too late. Read more …
Easy-Growing Daylilies

Easy-Growing Daylilies

This species abounds with such generous ease, it is nearly impossible to own merely one plant. Clumped around a mailbox, at the edge of a wall, along a path or around a pond, daylilies flourish, adding their touch of brilliant color and soft waves of curved green spears. Read more…
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