So that may come as no surprise to the master masons in the audience.

But virgin bricklayers, behold a device that will save you instance, spare your fingertips, and have you pondering the physical phenomenon known as the fulcrum:

The brick tong.

Here’s how they work: clamp the tong jaws at e…

Like many DIYers, I spend vacations not on a tropical beach with a pineapple-garnished drink, but diligently working on the house.

During “vacation” last week, my oak tree seemingly shuttered most of its leaves at once.

See how my Homelite Blower/Vac and I tried cleaning up after ol’ Mothe…

There was a instance in my landscaping life when I was constantly dragging tarps. Heavy ones. At the end of one leaf-heaving day, with my knuckles white and my hands cramped to claws, I had a realization:

This thing ain’t got no handles.

Out of a similarly profound epiphany, the EZ Leaf Hauler…