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See the tools every DIYer should have and where to shop for them. Learn how to use a utility knife to score wallpaper for removal. Section citrus fruits beautifully with a utility knife.

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How to Build a Kitchen Storage Bench

How to Build a Kitchen Storage Bench

measure, hammer, nail set, utility knife , metal straightedge, sliding bevel gauge, protractor, utility knife , tablesaw, circular saw with the layout lines with a sharp utility knife so the circular saw won't splinter

Finishing Tools

Finishing Tools

guiding the cuts on a sheet of drywall, nothing beats a drywall square . After laying out the cut lines, cut with a utility knife . For interior cutouts, such as those around electrical boxes, use a jab saw to plunge through the drywall and saw

How to Build a Closet Organizer

How to Build a Closet Organizer

drill/driver, hammer, nail set, long bar clamps, utility knife , metal straightedge, stud finder Skills Accurate measuring metal straightedge along your cut line and use a sharp utility knife to score the cut line. Make two or three passes with

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Videos

How to Section Citrus Fruit

How to Section Citrus Fruit

See how to separate ctirus fruit into individual sections.

Tue, 21 Jun 2011|More from Food & Recipes
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thin slice from each end of the fruit. Use a very sharp utility knife or a serrated knife for peeling citrus fruits. Cut from the top of the fruit down, cutting off peel and the white
How to Section Citrus Fruit

How to Section Citrus Fruit

See how to separate ctirus fruit into individual sections.

Wed, 22 Jun 2011|More from Food & Recipes
|Utility Knifefound at0:08

thin slice from each end of the fruit. Use a very sharp utility knife or a serrated knife for peeling citrus fruits. Cut from the top of the fruit down, cutting peel and the white membrane,
Sectioning Citrus

Sectioning Citrus

Ever wonder how to get beautiful wedges of citrus that are all glistening fruit, with no tough membranes or bitter pith? It's unbelievably easy to do -- and works equally well on oranges or grapefruit.

Thu, 5 Aug 2010|More from Food & Recipes
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thin slice from each end of the fruit. Use a very sharp utility knife or a serrated knife for peeling citrus fruits. Cut from the top of the fruit down. Cutting off peel and the right
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Slide Shows

How to Work with Fiberglass Tape

How to Work with Fiberglass Tape

surprise. Be sure you keep a sharp utility knife blade available to cut fiberglass Tools Mud pan, drywall knife, utility knife Skills Cutting tape, spreading abrasion. Cut the tape with a sharp utility knife . Apply the tape into tapered

Installing Vinyl Siding

Installing Vinyl Siding

story pole, caulking gun, utility knife , T-bevel, tin snips, staple siding can be cut with a sharp utility knife , but there are easier ways Use a drill with a hole saw or a utility knife to cut a hole that is 1/4 inch

Installing Sheet Vinyl Flooring

Installing Sheet Vinyl Flooring

on a 10x12-foot floor Tools Utility knife , compass, marker, scissors marks on the sheet, cut it with a utility knife . Roll up the sheet with the pattern seam. Using a straightedge and utility knife , cut through both sheets in one

Repairing Holes

Repairing Holes

and apply the first coat of compound Tools Square, utility knife , saw to cut plywood strips, jab saw, drill/driver of the drywall 1-1/2 inches from each edge with a utility knife . Snap the board, but instead of cutting the face paper

Cutting Out Drywall Plaster

Cutting Out Drywall Plaster

want a very clean cut, slice through the paper with a utility knife first, then cut along the inside of the knife line just outside the cutline. Use a straightedge and utility knife to score the cutline repeatedly until you have cut through

Tiling a Small Entryway

Tiling a Small Entryway

notched trowel, straightedge, carbide scriber, utility knife , snap cutter or wet saw, nippers, masonry stone straight. Clean excess mortar from the joints with a utility knife . When the mortar under the field tiles is dry, cut

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