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Contents: Decorative Storage Benches Accent Your Backyard (This contoured bench unit was designed for comfortable pool-side sitting, but it holds its own as a roomy storage area that will give a pleasing decorative accent to yard or patio. You can keep pool maintenance supplies and chemicals as well as outdoor equipment inside the benches. And when the lids are closed, everything is out of sight. You could place this bench unit in another part of the yard as an attractive divider); Build A Good-Looking Tool Shed (A practical tool shed such as this will keep your garden tools and other outdoor equipment safe and in one place. Built against the side or rear of your house, this shed is an extra sturdy unit, and the fiberglass roof panels and textured siding make it look attractive. Because of the fiberglass roof it stays well-lighted during the day. The shed also has plenty of room. It stands six feet high at the front door, and the floor measures a full five by twelve feet); The Earth Auger: Handy As Can Be (More homeowners should know about this tool and what it can do. As a garden aid, it will drill holes for deep watering and fertilizing. It’s great for a hundred uses); Storing Bed Linen The Shaker Way (A pine chest in this Shaker design will add to any room a bit of the charm so characteristic of this early furniture. This project makes an exccellent storage chest); Taking Care Of Your Siding (Siding repairs are easy to make once you’ve located the problems. Our story tells you the places to check and what to look for along with tips on simple methods of repair); Back Stair Blues (Do you have a wooden back stairway ready to fall apart because of rot? Or maybe you just don’t like the looks of it. You can build a new one using concrete blocks and mortar); Painless Wasp Removal (Wasps and hornets can become a nuisance when they invade the eaves beneath your roof and porch. There’s a way to get rid of these pesky creatures painlessly); Keeping The Edge (Tools that have gotten dull can make twice the work for you. This helpful feature on sharpening tells you how to make cutting tools cut again. It’s filled with worthwhile advice); Stop Roof Troubles (A sister story to the one on siding repair, this one contains the basic facts you should know before you climb onto the roof or attempt repairs on leaders and gutters); Power Mower Safety (Here are the “must” rules for the safe handling of power mowers); Hide It With A Decorative Outdoor Screen (A simple plan for building a fiberglass and redwood screen that will conceal garbage cans, compost areas and other things that hamper a beautiful yard); Let There Be More Skylight (The way to brighten up a darkened room is to install skylights); New Products For Old Problems (Our regular column of pictures and paragraphs on a wide range of new and interesting items for the handyman. This month’s new product pages feature saber and jig saw kits, a specialty battery lamp, weathered-look paneling, plastic utility cabinets, a multi-purpose file, an aerosol spray for mildew, a screw and nutdriver set, sealer for concrete, glass blocks, composters and quick-wedge screwdrivers); Booklets You Should Know About (Literature from manufacturers in pamphlet, booklet or leaflet form of certain interest to the do-it-yourselfer. Booklets features this month cover such subjects as buying a floor, protecting your home, building home furniture pieces and aluminum cars); Ask Handyman Q & A (This column is devoted to solving problems sent in by our readers. The main topics covered are those of general interest including maintenance, improvement and repair of the home. This month our technical editor paid special attention to questions on pouring a garage foundation, using tally columns and/or jack posts, insulating between ceiling beams, quieting squeaky floors and choosing fences for different needs); Editor’s Tests (Evaluation reports by our editors who undertake regular field tests on new tools and products for the home, garden and workshop. The homeowner and handyman will be interested in this month’s report. Chosen by the editors were Rockwell’s Cordless Grass Trimmer, Black & Decker’s Electric Lawn Trimmer and Edger and a power file manufactured by New Concepts for use with saber saws. The write-ups begin on page 26); What It’s Called And Where To Buy It (Names and addresses of various manufacturers of products mentioned in the feature articles); Index To 6 Previous Issues (A story you can’t recall may be here)
Issue: August 1972
Condition: Very Good