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In the July 1994 issue, Popular Mechanics published a timeless how-to on making your own picket fence. We've updated the approach since then, but many of the ideas, tactics, and tools remain the same ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

With most fencing shops and contractors booked solid, more and more people are embracing the Northwest “can do!” spirit and going the DIY route. If you’re considering building your own fence but ...

Expert DIYer April Wilkerson provides a step-by-step guide to building a cedar board on board fence.

With a few basic tools and some creativity, a plain, flat fence can be retrofitted into an eye-catching screen. Here is an easy DIY project for sprucing up a fence or adding detail to a deck railing ...

It’s the perfect handyman project for the man or woman. who’s not that, well, all that handy. Building a cedar split-rail fence, I discovered, is pretty forgiving and you certainly don’t need the ...

A DIY whizz has revealed how she gave her tired fence panels a major glow-up on the cheap - and they still look posh two years on. Kate took to Instagram to share a step-by-step guide for those ...

Every spring for the last 22 years, I’ve maintained a nearly forgotten part of Ontario heritage that’s still a working feature of the rural landscape where I live on Manitoulin Island. Nestled along ...