Monthly Archives: February 2014

The Devil in the White City

Posted on February 23, 2014 by kimerer_brian

I am reading a book from the Bestseller list called “The Devil in the White City“, by Erik Larson (Vintage Books, 2004). It is a non-fiction book about the creation of the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. It contains the … Continue reading →

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Stud Finder

Posted on February 15, 2014 by kimerer_brian

I have been given the task of hanging a shelf in the laundry room. So I went out onto the interwebs to study techniques for finding the studs in the walls. I have to screw the shelf supports into the … Continue reading →

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“Dimensioned” Lumber

Posted on February 3, 2014 by kimerer_brian

Everybody knows that when you go to the lumber yard and get a 1 X 6 board, it really isn’t 1″ thick nor is it 6″ wide. In reality, the board is 3/4″ thick and 5 1/2″ wide. That is … Continue reading →

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