Water Bottle Bag Storage

Cut the top off a plastic water bottle, feed the top of a bag you’re storing something in up through the top. Fold the bag over the threads of the top and then screw the cap back on to store.

Upvote
Downvote
Rating: 6 (from 8 votes)

Gordon Ramsay Teaches You How to Chop an Onion

We’ve covered how to chop an onion before, but never with quite the flair that Gordon Ramsay brings to the lesson. Check out Gordon’s great tips for how to chop an onion into fine pieces and with minimal or no tears.

Upvote
Downvote
Rating: 6 (from 6 votes)

Straighten a Crooked Door with A Cardboard Shim for the Hinge

If your door sits crooked in its frame and rubs at the top or bottom you can easily straighten it back up by adding a cardboard shim behind the door hinge opposite of where it rubs in the frame. If it rubs on the upper half of the frame, shim the bottom hinge and vice-versa.

Upvote
Downvote
Rating: 6 (from 8 votes)

Reinforcing The End of a Half Wall or Pony Wall

Upvote
Downvote
Rating: 6 (from 6 votes)

Using a Washer as an Improvised Scribing Tool

scribing tool

Insert a pencil tip through the hole in a flat washer keeping the tip on the part of the hole closest to whatever you’re looking to scribe. Then simply run the pencil along the piece you want to mark. The washer will follow the contours as long as the angles are not too tight.

Upvote
Downvote
Rating: 6 (from 8 votes)

Handy Post Hole Depth Guide

post hole depth guide

Are you digging multiple holes, trenches or footers a specific depth? Here’s a tip to create a quick post hole depth guide. Layout a simple tape measure on the handle of your digging tool. Turn the handle upside down to get a fairly accurate gauge of how deep your hole really is without the need to constantly keep pulling your tape measure in and out of the dirt.

Upvote
Downvote
Rating: 6 (from 6 votes)