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Rotator cuff tears that heal with rehab and the ones that don't

Most shoulders get better without a scalpel. A few won't, and the tell is usually how the thing tore in the first place.

GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Start with a cutting board, not a bookshelf

Hard maple, six strips, one bottle of Titebond III, and the mistake that doesn't show up until you oil it.

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GuideGearWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

Buy the cheap drill. Never buy the cheap jack stands.

A working line between the tools where price buys you nothing and the ones where it buys you a finished job and ten fingers.

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What's really happening inside an arthritic knee

Cartilage has no nerves, so the pain is coming from somewhere else. Once you know where, the fix stops looking like rest and starts looking like work.

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GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Bringing a rusty Stanley No. 4 back to work

A car boot plane, a sheet of 80 grit and an evening at the bench will out-cut most of what's sold new in the shops.

GuideGearWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Most bags die at the zip, not the fabric

Ten-year bags are decided by six small details, and the fabric weight on the hang tag isn't one of them.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The cancer check your dentist does and the signs to report

Most mouth sores are nothing. The ones that matter follow a pattern, and two weeks is the number that decides which is which.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The mower that won't start, and the order to check it

Nine times in ten it's the fuel, not the engine. A working order for diagnosis, and the point where you stop and buy a new machine.

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 22, 20266 min

The suit you can still wear in fifteen years

What to look for on the rack, what to fix at the tailor, and the small habits that decide whether a suit lasts a decade or two seasons.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Why your calf locks up at 2 a.m. and what actually helps

The in-the-moment fix, the four-minute bedtime habit that prevents most of them, and the one calf symptom that means see a doctor today.

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GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Turning a storage garage into a working shop

Light, power, wall space and one bench you can always get to. The order you do it in decides whether anything ever gets finished.

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GuideGearDean ShawSep 22, 20266 min

Buy-it-for-life should mean repairable, not expensive

A four-question test for whether a thing will actually last, plus the categories where the cheap one is the correct answer.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Rest won't fix your sore tendon, but loading it will

Six weeks off the bike and the first ride back hurts worse. That's not bad luck, that's what happens when you rest a tendon instead of training it.

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GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Build the workbench first, and buy only four tools

Skip the floating shelves. Your first project should be a flat surface at the right height, and it takes four tools to build it.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

Gear6 min

Build Your Toolkit One Job at a Time

Fitness6 min

The back pain red flags that need a hospital today

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GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 22, 20266 min

Measure and Mark So the Cut Is Right the First Time

Most bad cuts aren't saw problems. They're marking problems, and every one of them is fixable in about ten seconds.

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Gear6 min read

Lumens Are the Least Useful Number on a Flashlight Box

Candela, runtime and beam shape decide whether a light works. Here's how to read a spec sheet, and when the cheap one is the right call.

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