renovationism

a tray of water
beneath cools your spinning blade
yet i plug you in
nippers are so coarse
yet you beget a perfect
cut with toothless blade

I’ve mixed grout and thinset mortar in small amounts, without the right tools, and it’s no fun. Trying to get the mix right with a wooden stick is just plain crazy. So with the deck mud for the shower pan on the horizon, I decided to spend some hard-earned coin on a high quality hoe. [...]

It goes without saying that the shop•vac cleans up construction mess, from drywall dust to large chunks of wood and concrete, without missing a beat. But here’s my favorite shop•vac story. My friend’s car is, sadly, lacking in cup holders. He was in the habit of wedging his 149 oz. 7-11 Big Gulp into the [...]