I procrastinate after getting all the materials for my projects. And usually, this is productive because the materials, usually wood, need to acclimate to the atmosphere of the location where it is used. My current project is an MDF baseboard, and I am having a hard time justifying the delay because MDF doesn’t need to…
One of the problems I often face is having paint left over after I am done painting a project. After I finished painting the trim on two windows, I had some latex paint left over. It wasn’t enough to cover the door frame, so I thought, can you paint cabinet grade plywood with it? You…
A few days ago, I had left a single MDF plank vertically standing against my bathroom wall. I intended to take it out, but within three days, it was swollen at the bottom, and its fibers were coming off in wet powder form. I decided to write this post to make sure no one accidentally…
I have had wood cut at Ikea and a few other big boxwood stores, and I think they have spoiled me. Now I expect to have the wood cut to size at almost every establishment. The Bunnings in my area actually cuts wood, but I wasn’t sure I could get my MDF cut to size…
While I love working with wood, I rarely use it for cabinets. I’ve found that plywood is great for cabinetry and medium-scale projects. A type of plywood can work well for sheathing as well. But did you know that there are types of plywood that work outdoors as well? You can use them for fences,…
I was shopping for Wood at Lowes the other day and saw a board that I could barely lift, let alone put in my car. Since the project was a side table, I didn’t need the wood to be a large sheet. I just couldn’t find smaller panels of the same thickness. At that point…