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How to Build a Tough Toolbox: Step-by-Step Plans With 3D

Toolboxes these days look less and less like boxes. They’re bags, usually. This homebuilt box has a nickel handle as beefy as a billy club, a diamond-plate exterior, sturdy oak ends—and there’s not a stitch of fabric to be found. Click For More.

How to Get Stains out of Any Floor

You can buy fancy stain removers, but chances are that you have the materials to remove some of the toughest stains in your house already. Here's how to get rid of those blood, wine and pee stains, plus tips for floor scuffs and carpet damage. Click For More.

5 Time-Saving Bike Mods To Help you with Chores

All it takes is salvaged parts, leg muscles and a willingness to reinvent the wheel. PM has gathered a few of our favorite contraptions, both outlandish and ingenious. Click For More.

Easy Tips for Stain Removal at Home

You can buy fancy stain removers, but chances are that you have the materials to remove some of the toughest stains in your house already. Here are tips for removing stains from marble, silverware, aluminum siding and sofas. Click For More.

Multitool Face Off: PM Tests 5 Multitools

Not all multitools are created equal—but that doesn't stop us from oohing and aahing over every one of them we get our hands on. Once the honeymoon ended with these five beauties, we got down to the serious task of testing their pliers and blades. Click For More.

Pro Caulk Review: Do As Seen On TV Products Work?

Maybe it was the sun glistening off the silicone, or maybe it was the fact that we were caulking without a finger full of soap and sealant, but Pro Caulk proved to be the single most satisfying tool of all the As Seen On TV products we've tested yet. Click For More.

How to Battle Mold and Mildew at Home

Some mold and mildew you can get rid of yourself with a little elbow grease. But toxic mold is best left to the professionals. PM knows how to diagnose the problem--and how to fix it. Click For More.

11 Tools to Get for Your Kids

It's important to instill a work ethic in your kids early in their lives, but it is equally important to teach them how to enjoy working and gaining new skills, and it all starts at home. Here are eleven tools to buy for your children this holiday season. Click For More.

Master Basic Welding Skills: A Step-By-Step Guide

Welding is a delicate art, but once you learn it, ordinary steel becomes a blank canvas for invention. These steps will help you with any welding project. Click For More.

PM's Favorite DIY Guy Projects

Our DIY Guy is a busy man—if he's not out building a shed, he's upgrading his light fixtures, or remodeling his bathroom. Here are five of our favorite projects from the past—all projects that you can take on in one labor-intensive weekend. Click For More.

MXZ Saw Review: Do As Seen on TV Products Work?

The MXZ Saw claims to hack through metal, masonry, wood, glass, tile, pipe and more, never needs sharpening and "won't cut your finger." We tested it by sawing through rusted 1/4-in. steel, brick, copper pipe and plywood. Click For More.

Gift Guide: 5 Outlandish Of-the-Month Clubs

In the holiday classic National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Chevy Chase receives a membership to the Jelly-of-the-Month Club. We decided to take a cue from the film and round up the wackiest of-the-month clubs out there. Click For More.

David and Goliath: Two Reciprocating Saws, One Lop-sided Test

Everyone loves a good head to head, particularly when the opponents are hideously mismatched. In this match up, the David and Goliath of the reciprocating saw world duke it out over power, maneuverability and accuracy. Click For More.

Home Heating and Cooling Maintenance Keep Repairs At Bay

Instead of ignoring your appliances until they are in a state of disrepair, homeowners should worry about upkeep. Simple maintenance will save you time and money. Here are four easy-to-do maintenance tasks you don't want to ignore. Click For More.

5 Electric Sanders and 11 Tips for Using Them

Owning more than one power sander may seem unnecessary, but you might change your mind once you realize how diverse a workload they can take on. There are five main types of portable and stationary power sanders, one for every project. Click For More.

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Natural Lawn Care

Natural lawn care used to be a novelty. Now it includes effective techniques for any gardener's arsenal of tricks.

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PM's DIY Rally 2008

When we asked readers to submit their coolest DIY projects, we knew we'd see some off-the-chart innovation. After all, who does it better than Popular Mechanics readers?

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25 Skills Every Man Should Know

These days, you can outsource almost any job—but some things you need to know how to do yourself.

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Animal House: Keeping the Critters Out

Nice little place you got here.... Be a shame if something happened to it.

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Ultimate Mustang Make Over!

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Show Us Your Deck

Built your own one-of-a-kind, outdoor living space? We want to feature it in PM!

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Out Now: Snoop Tech

For January, PM explores how gadgets are leaving our personal info vulnerable to hackers. With features on hi-def epics, full-size pickups, welding and more!

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Got a Home Repair Problem? Ask Here!

Jobs that used to "require a pro" are now child's play with the right tools. But with greater projects come greater glitches, so we'd like to help. Send us your zinger questions, and our home editors will help you out — maybe even in the pages of PM!

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National Hardware Show 2008 Editor's Choice Awards

PM's experts pick the most useful and innovative new products for your toolbox at the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas.


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