Home Improvement Videos and CD-ROMs

COMPLETE HOME - 728.37 C 737

Use your PC to design a new room or a new home. This CD ROM enables you to plan the landscaping as well. Included with the CD ROM is a book entitled 1001 Do-It-Yourself Tips which will help to decorate the interior and repair it.

The following videos are shelved by title in the Main Adult Department.

MAKING MORTISE AND TENON JOINTS

Use either power or hand tools to create strong wood joints in your projects. (booklet included)

SMALL SHOP TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

Get the most from your tools. This video explores the relationship between hand and power tools, setting up a band saw and operating it safely. Another excellent video from Fine Woodworking Magazine.

WOOD FINISHING

Check your attic for treasures that you can refinish using tips from master woodworker, Frank Klausz. Learn which stain is best for your treasure. How to apply French polish and how to spray lacquer are also included.

REFINISHING FURNITURE WITH BOB FLEXNER

Bob teaches stripping without sanding; how and what to wax; and how to repair damaged finishes in this video.

MAKING KITCHEN CABINETS

Use a tablesaw, router, and a few hand tools to create a new kitchen by making the same box over and over again. Paul Levine’s video will help you.

RADIAL ARM SAW JOINERY

Calibrate your radial arm saw to make perfect cuts every time. Then construct a box using these perfect joints

THE HOME IMPROVEMENT VIDEO SERIES

This six tape series will help you to install kitchen cabinets, build a deck, paint and wallpaper, deal with drywall, plumbing, and electrical problems.

HOME REPAIR

Demonstrates how to repair, sand, and refinish wood furniture.
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An accomplished craftsman demonstrates "...quick, easy and inexpensive ways to professionally resolve minor scratches and dings to your chairs, table and other household items."
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"If you are buying, selling, or doing renovation and repair work in a house built before 1978, you need to be LeadSmart...Protect your family and the investment in your home, get the tools you need to buy, and maintain a LeadSmart Home."
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