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Your cabinet handle is loose, or you’re trying to hang a picture, but you don’t have the tools you need to do it correctly. Walking into a hardware store may feel overwhelming. Which tools should you buy? Well, this handyman has plenty of suggestions for those who know they need hand tools, but they aren’t sure which ones to buy. Claw Hammer: A 10-ounce claw hammer can do most of what you might need. It’s not heavy, and it can pull out nails. Claw Hammer Screwdriver set. I recommend two: a #2...

Close up of currency One problem I didn’t seriously consider when I opened Lindworks, LLC in 2009 was non-paying clients. I was excited to establish myself, and I initially turned to people I knew who could use my services, or at least refer me to others. As honesty is one of my core values, I assumed others would feel the same way. I was wrong. One client, a woman who’d been a personal friend, refused to pay for the work I’d completed. She didn’t like it, and she therefore believed she...

This Ol’ House, a project I undertook in January, has been quite an adventure! I was hired to install new cabinets in a recently purchased 1911 duplex in the Alamo-Placita neighborhood, but it was a neglected rental for many years. It wasn’t in great shape. Once my clients realized I could do more than replace cabinets, they had ideas as to how they wanted this home to look. Why “This Ol’ House” I started calling it This Ol’ House because it reminded me of one of my favorite shows: “This Old...