But sometimes, you need modify that hand tool — make a hand tool hack. Custom Pads for a Mechanic’s Vise Make custom pads for a mechanic’s vise by cutting wood blocks to fit across the vise shaft.

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To make it work, the wallpaper scrap just has to be a bit bigger than the mat board (or frame, if you want to wrap the wood rather than the mat) so you can wrap and stick the edges down. Flatten the ...

An easy way to keep your tools organized and out of the way is with a magnetic tool hanger. Since hammers, screwdrivers, ...

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Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris’s sitcom brutally satirised ‘London media do-nothing posh boys’. Did they get the joke?

You can use a genius wood-cutting hack to create a DIY clamp to secure the boards at the cut end as you pass them through the saw. The end clamp can be particularly helpful in keeping thinner or ...

I noticed a water stain on my walls. As a renter, I wanted to remove it without causing more damage. Here are the methods I ...

While neutral colourways continue to dominate colour trends, adopting more colourful schemes is gaining popularity – Dulux's ...

My oven finally surrendered after 15 years of hard use. It was traumatic for me — losing a trusted tool is a shock for any ...