The Family Handyman Helpful Hints by Reader's Digest (1995, Hardcover)

Great hints book, would recommend this to any handyman. Tons of useful ideas that can be used throughout the house.

This book is a 1995 publishing of a collection of tips from many years past. There are a lot of goodies in here for many types of jobs around the house and surrounding areas like the roof, backyard, garden, etc. Some tips will definitely be familiar and common-sense, but others might give you a 'Eureka!' type moments and 'Why didn't I think of that?'. All in all, following the suggestions in the book will save you some money and headache, and in some case even some time. A good percentage of the tips are definitely dated, i.e. who will now be able to buy saltpeter at the neighborhood pharmacy. However, even most of those oldie-goldie tips are just as applicable today as 30-40 years ago. I'm certain that if you were to buy a similar type of a book published in a last couple of years, most of the tips will be the same with maybe a small part being updated, i.e. putting clear film stickers on you iPod screen to prevent scratches, etc. Besides, how can you go wrong with a $1 book full of useful everyday tips.

This book has alot of valuable information-I would never have guessed!! Even a person with no knowledge(like me) can do things around the house!!