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Contents: Home Maintenance And Improvement – A Built-In Couch And Wall Lights For Your Rec Room (Here’s a project that will brighten a basement room, provide extra storage space and save you the cost of a contractor’s labor); Cutting Sheet Metal Without Pain (How to choose the right snips for the job – and you can use these tools to cut fiberglass, floor tile, leather and other tough materials); Keeping House Plants Healthy (How to water your house plants properly and keep them flourishing); Fountain Of Youth For That Ancient Carpeting (An ingenious and inexpensive treatment that will give new life and beauty to that old carpet you wish you could throw away); Grandfather Clocks: Make Your Own And Save (Put together the authentically styled antique clock with this kit which includes pre-cut parts and assembled mechanism); All The Good Wood You Want – Free (Or Very Cheap) (Here’s an easy and permanent cure for the pain in your pocket caused by high hardwood prices); Ask Handyman – Your Questions Answered (Here are time, money and effort saving ideas to help you all around the house. Some of these included this month are:), Filling Floor Cracks; Attic Insulation; Leaky Chimney; Cleaning Brass Feature Columns – New Products For Old Problems (Our regular column of pictures and paragraphs on a wide range of new and interesting items for the handyman. Some products featured include:); Fiberglas Bath Units; Easy Partitions; New Cordless Grass Shears; Seeder; Editor’s Tests (Evaluation reports by our editors who test new tools and products for home, garden and workshop. Featured this month are:), Multi-Speed Jig Saw; Toilet Tank Water Saver; Wood-Turning Tools Tips You Should Know About (A wide range of ideas sent in by readers that should provide useful to anyone tackling decorating, repair and building jobs indoors and outdoors. Some of the tips covered this month are:), Wax Insecticide, Candle Uses, Barbecue Pits, Easy Cleanup; Answers To Most Asked Garden Questions (Here you’ll find questions on house plants, vegetables, seeds and perennials. Topics this month include:) All American Winners, Seedless Grapes, Currants, Midget Vegetables Departments – Booklets You Should Know About (Literature from manufacturers in pamphlet or leaflet form of interest to do-it-yourselfers); What It’s Called And Where To Buy It (Buyer’s guide of companies who make or sell the products mentioned in our feature articles); Complete Home Maintenance Index (Ready reference to the 10 previous issues)
Issue: April 1975
Condition: Very Good