Popular Mechanics - USA (2021-03)

e build to solve problems, to help friends and fam- ily, and to enjoy the satisfaction of creation. But even in a time of cancel ...

38 March/April 2021 CUT THE PLYWOOD PARTS ▶ Cut the cabinet sides, top, and shelves from ½-in. ply- wood. Then cut the cabinet b ...

March/April 2021 39 rear edges. Set the ¼-in. ply- wood back into the rabbets and secure with nails. Now apply glue to the dadoe ...

40 March/April 2021 ack in 2013 I built a 15x20-ft. deck off the back of our home, which sits on a windswept hill- top in rural ...

March/April 2021 41 days, so I made a simple tie-down device to stabilize them. First, I cut pieces of 2x8 stock, to attach to t ...

42 March/April 2021 ere in Singa- pore, we went into full-on lockdown back in March. We were allowed to go to the grocery store, ...

March/April 2021 43 FIT THE TRAY TO YOUR GRILL ▶ My serving tray was too big to fit on my grill grate, so I cut off four inches ...

44 March/April 2021 PLACE THE BAKING steel and oven top on the grill grate. Turn the grill on high, and let it heat up for 45 mi ...

Y ou need a new watch...the one you are wearing was made when Nixon was in office, but extravagantly-priced watches that add zer ...

46 March/April 2021 B uilding cars is a family thing for us. After World War II, my dad built race cars—midgets, hot rods, that ...

March/April 2021 47 The chassis was twisted, too, so I had to straighten and box the frame up quite a bit to make it roadworthy. ...

48 March/April 2021 → WHAT ARE YOU BUILDING? Mods Hot Rods in Fountain Hill, Arizona, painted the car piece by piece. The doors, ...

Yours At Last! Beautiful Grass That Stays Green Year-Round, From Florida To Alaska! Yes! The incredibly hardy grass that’s prove ...

A sequestered home office can be a fortress of productivity. Beyond serving as a telecommuting base, it also gives you a space t ...

March/April 2021 51 This 10x16-foot pine shed belongs to illustrator Zachariah OHora, in Narberth, PA. ...

Left: OHora installed windows in each side of his shed to let in ambient light and make the space feel bigger. Top: The shed req ...

or fixed (nonoperable)— these cost half as much. Heating and Cooling If you live in a moderate cli- mate, you might be able to s ...

Take off the existing shed door by removing the hinge screws with a cordless drill. Then use a pry bar to pull off any interior ...

March/April 2021 55 glass batts faced with either an aluminum foil or kraft paper moisture barrier are easy to install. Mineral- ...

TOOLS FOR A NEW AGE Even during these unprecedented times, manufac- turers have been rolling out innovations in every category o ...