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Canada Free Press · Opinion2d ago
PBO: High-speed rail could cost up to $113 billion
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Senate Energy Bill Would Fine Any President Who Blocks A Whole Class Of Energy Projects
Fox News World4d ago
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The White House5d ago
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Hugh Hewitt · Opinion6d ago
“As mankind wills it.”
Canada Free Press · Opinion5d ago
Prostitution And Sex Workers Fuel Dems' Economic And Election Plans

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Weekend Projects That Actually Pay You Back

Five jobs you can finish between Friday night and Sunday dinner, with materials lists, real costs, what goes wrong, and the one to hand a pro.

Firepit Saturday, Bench Sunday, Outdoor Kitchen Next Month

Three backyard builds in the order that actually makes sense, with real materials lists, honest costs, and the clearance numbers people skip.

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Building a Backyard Sauna and What Each Style Really Costs

Barrel kit, cabin kit or a stick-built box you frame yourself. What each runs, what the heater adds, and the mistakes that cost you a summer.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Set Up Your Truck Bed, Cab and Roadside Kit in a Weekend

A crossbed box, an under-seat tray and one packed duffel will end the rolling junk drawer. What to buy, what to skip, and what it costs.

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How to Lay Out a Real Shop in a One-Car Garage

Twelve by twenty-two feet is enough room to build furniture, if you chalk the floor before you buy a single tool.</title> <dek>Twelve by twenty-two feet is enough to build furniture in, if you chalk the floor before you buy a single tool.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Where Every Tool Goes and Why You'll Actually Put It Back

Pegboard for the light stuff, French cleats for the heavy stuff, a cart for the work that moves. A weekend plan, a shopping list and the mistakes to skip.

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Get Your Garage Organized in One Weekend and Keep It That Way

Two days, about $600, and one rule that decides whether it looks like this in March or goes back to a maze of totes by Thanksgiving.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The Tools You Should Rent and the Ones You Should Just Buy

A demo hammer for a day costs less than filling your truck. Owning one costs you a corner of the garage for the next twenty years.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

What to Spend on a Drill and Impact Driver, and What to Skip

A brushless two-tool kit for around $200 does 95 percent of what a homeowner needs, and the bits matter more than the badge.

Start With a Weekend Project, Not a Barn Find

Most project cars die in the disassembly phase. Pick the job that fits the two days you actually have, and the car stays a car.

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GuideWoodworkingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Build a cedar sauna bench and a backrest worth leaning on

Every fastener goes underneath, every edge gets rounded over, and nothing gets a finish. The rest is just careful ripping.

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GuideHealthCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The Sauna Is the Cheap Part. Call an Electrician First.

Barrel or indoor, electric or wood, what the freight quote hides, and the 240V circuit that decides your whole budget.

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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Find the Rust Before It Finds Your Brake Lines

A flashlight, a magnet and twenty minutes under the car will tell you whether you're looking at a project or a trap.

GuideWoodworkingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Five tools, five projects, and the order to do them in

Buy the circular saw before the miter saw, build the tool tote before the table, and don't let anybody sell you a router yet.

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GuideHealthCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Build a Backyard Sauna That Actually Gets Hot

Ceiling height, heater sizing, the vent nobody installs, and the five mistakes that turn a weekend build into a warm shed.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

Autos6 min

Change Your Own Brake Pads Before Lunch on Saturday

Woodworking6 min

Three builds with your kids and who does what on each

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GuideWoodworkingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Build a birdhouse and a bird feeder with your kids

One cedar fence picket, a drill, and an afternoon. The dimensions that matter, the jobs a four-year-old can actually do, and the part everybody gets wrong.