Made by John

Here's a plan for a simple gate.  I've built two of these for my own yard, and one larger one for a neighbor. Despite his kids occa...

After using a brush with water-based paint, I've found that the quickest, best way to clean the brush is with a fork.  Run a stream of ...

I had intended to buy bluestone (sandstone), basalt, or some other nice masonry product for the top seating surface of the wall, but Jackie ...

A few days after building the wall, when all the structural masonry had some time to cure, we started on the rest of the construction.  My p...

After deciding for sure on a location and size, and testing out the plan by stacking up some blocks, we started by digging a shallow (6...

This is just a quick how-to on a technique I use to quickly cut shapes in wood.  I've used it for decorative shapes on outdoor projects ...

A couple of years ago, I ran into a woman who was asking how she could get rid of some black bamboo ( Phyllostachys nigra ) that she'd p...