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| December, 1952 / January, 1953 |
Contents - Easy-To-Do Improvements - Save Money With Insulation; Perk Up Floors With Tile; Turn Doorway Into Archway; Plaster You Can't Dent With A Hammer; Convert A Door Into A Cabinet; How To Install Insulation; Make An Automatic Night Light; Save Money When Buying Lumber; How To Warm The Family Buggy; Replace Pull Chain With Wall Switch; How To Install Ceiling Tiles; Easy Way To Fit Linoleum; Easy Outlet For Sump Pump; Extending Window Ledge In Kitchen; Built-In Kitchen Cabinets; Added Kitchen Counter Space; Overhead Catch Basin; Ironing Board Aid To Hold Iron; Double Duty Dust Pan Repairs And Maintenance - Waterproofing The Basement; How To Stop Sweating Storm Windows; Automatic Heating Plant Gadgets; Winter Emergency Repairs; Quick Repairs For Torn Shingles; What To Do When Door Freezes Shut; Thawing A Frozen Downspout; Tending An Uprooted Tree; What To Do With Frozen Pipes; Using A Floor Prop; Quick-Setting Cement; How To Free Stuck Windows; Safe Footing In Garden; Making Battered Woodwork Look Like New; How To Patch A Porcelain Sink; Checklist When Going Away In Winter; How To Thaw A Drain Pipe; Using Second-Hand Putty; Moving Louvers Carpentry And Crafts - Easy Cutting Of Tubing And BX Cable; Removing Warps; Colonial Blanket Chest; Drill Bits From Allen Wrenches; Make A Ladder Step Rest; Easy Cutting Of Hip Roofs; Tool Chest On Each Floor; Care Of An Oilstone; Home-Made Hone; Using Double Hung Clamps; Furniture Finishing; How To Bleach Mahogany Blonde; Drawers Are Easy To Make; Temporary Workbench; Suspending An Extension Light Reader's Departments - Mail Box; Things You Should Know About; New Products For Old Problems; Know Your House: Foundations; Fix Trix; Idea-Of-The-Month Awards; Time And Money Savers; Ask Handyman; The Family Handywoman; Family Handyman Reports; How I Did It; Ideas-Of-The-Month Contest News |
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| February / March |
Contents - Easy-To-Do Improvements - Label It...You'll Know Where It Is; Build An Outdoor Breakfast Nook Indoors; Taming The TV Set...A Second Speaker; Baseboard Radiation...Newest In Heating; Build An Invisible Fence Post; Make An Extension Shut-Off For Radiator; Keep Birds Off The Doors; Prize-Winning Heat Salvage System; Make A Modified Coal Bin; Add A Snap-Up Garbage Pail; Easy-To-Clean Switch Plates Fireplace Improvements - How To Have A Modern Fireplace; Prefabricated Chimney Starts At Ceiling; Fireplace That Hangs On The Wall Colonial Features - Colonial Wall Unit With Pine Panels; Colonial Hanging Box And Shelf Stairs: Improvements And Repairs - Prize-Winning Ideas For Stairway Improvement; How To Repair Your Stairs...Step By Step; Know Your House: Stairs Electrical Wiring Projects - How To Wire A Dual-Control Light; Safety Switch Wiring; Foot Control Switch; Electric Cord Holder Gardens And Grounds - How To Take Work Out Of Gardening; Making An Extension Pruner; Family Handyman's Own Do-All...Combination Truck/Wheelbarrow/Hoist Idea-Of-The-Month - How To Improve Stairways: Winners; Better Ways To Do It: Winners; New Contest News Repairs And Maintenance - How To Make Your Doors Behave; 10 Steps For Successful Wallpapering; Uplift For Tired Floors; Repair Of Tree-Lifted Sidewalks; Easy Mixing Of Cement And Concrete; Brace It Right...Scaffolds; Old Building...New Foundation; How To Handle A Ladder; 8 Keys For Solving Lock Difficulties; Quicker Clean-Out Of Pipes; Ready Leak Stopper; How To Stop Rot; No-Mar Varnishing Carpentry And Crafts - Visit To Hardware Show...New Tools; Low-High Chair...Adjustable Legs; How To Build A Bunk Bed; Building Nested Stools; New Comfort From Old Chairs Shop Short Cuts - Circle Center Finder; Using A Stepped Block; Tool Caddy For Small Items; Quick-Cutting Bracket Technique; Sturdy Portable Motor Mount; Fixing A Chisel Handle; How To Use Vises And Clamps Reader's Departments - Mail Box; New Products For Old Problems; Things You Should Know About; Family Handyman Reports; Know Your House: Stairs; Time And Money Savers; How I Did It; Ask Handyman; Fix Trix; Family Handywoman: Faulty Radiators |
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| April / May |
Contents - Easy-To-Do Improvements - Added Storage From Bedroom To Basement...Basement Storage Cabinet; A Bathroom Built-In; Over-The-Bed Night Tables; Iron Railing At 1/4 The Price; Disappearing Coat Hanger; How To Install A Sump Pump; Paneling Basement Wall With Step Back; Foot Bridge Across A Pool Or Creek; Add A Hot Water Heater Patios And Terraces - Your Choice Of 34 Different Plans; How To Plan A Patio; Build Your Own Cement Walks; Outdoor Living On Flagstone Terrace; Laying Sand-And-Brick Terrace; A Fence To Meet Your Needs; How I Built My Patio: Winners; Sliced Logs For Patio Or Path; Build A "Live" Fence Floors: Improvement And Repair - How To Make Old Wooden Floors New; Renewing Old Floors...Repairs And Replacement; Know Your House: Floors Gardens And Grounds - How To Make A Tiered Dry Well; Renew And Brighten Garden Furniture; How To Improve Your Lawn; Get Lawn Mower In Shape For Spring Seasonal Repair Calendar - Repair Checklist And Index; Patching Piers And Posts; Make Masonry Mending A Must; Quick Repair Of Wooden Stairs; How To Make A Tiered Dry Well; Renew And Brighten Garden Furniture; Tending The Boiler After The Winter; Free Your Flue Of Soot; How To Make Clapboard Repairs; Installing A Hot Water Tank; Getting Windows In Shape For Spring; Roof Repairs And How To Make Them; Gutter And Downspout Repairs; Painting Guide For The Homwowner; Patch That Worn-Out Spot; How To Replace A Threshold; How to Locate A Stud In The Wall; Emergency Repair Of Broken Windows; Get Your Lawn Mower In Shape Solving Repair Problems - Curing Shrunken Paneling; Bracing Thin Basement Walls; Removing Foundation Under Chimney; Tracing Roof Leak; Calking A Leaking Window Frame; Quick Way To Replace Worn Joists; Lugging A Ladder On A Car; Preventing Rust Stains From Leaks Carpentry And Crafts - Colonial Hutch Cabinet; Planes - Plain And Simple; How To Locate A Stud In A Wall; Power Tool Safety Reader's Departments - Mail Box; Things You Should Know About; Idea-Of-The-Month Patio Winners; Fix Trix; Better Ways To Do It: Winners; Ask Handyman; How I Did It; Idea-Of-The-Month Contest News; Family Handywoman: Broken Windows |
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| June / July |
Contents - Easy-To-Do Improvements - How To Cool Part Of A House; Getting The Most Out Of Attic Fans; Return Of The Transom; Add An Overhead Door To Your Garage; Build All-Purpose Movable Shelves; Concealed Garbage Pail; 6-Board Window Transformation; Build Your Own Walk-In Deep Freeze; Using Indoor Gutters In The Basement; Easy Emptying Of Washing Machine Drain Outdoor Improvements - How To Be A Plumber Without A Wrench; Play-Yard For The Kids; Build A 4-Room Cottage For $1,500; Your Own Swimming Pool In The Back Yard; How To Build A Pier For Your Small Boat; Adding Inexpensive Brick Veneer Barbecues And Outdoor Grills - Prize Winners - Idea-Of-The-Month; Foolproof Fireplace For Outdoor Eaters; Mexican-Style Barbecue Carpentry And Crafts - Safe Wattage For Electric Lines; Tote Tray Rides On Slopes; Colonial Fireside Bench; Dual-Purpose Ping Pong Table; Make 4 Folding Chairs In 8 Hours; How To Handle A Chain Saw; Grounding An Electric Drill; Power Tool Warning Light; Making Old Furniture New; Sliding Light For The Tool Shop Seasonal Repair Calendar - Safety On The Stairs; Repair Checklist And Index; Replacing Old Sashweights; Eliminating Boiler Racket; Keeping Black Top Driveways In Shape; New Lining For An Old Furnace; Reducing Bulges On A Flat-Top Roof; Your Septic System; Plug Small Leaks To Save Large Bills; Quick Repair Of Pipe Leaks; Cleaning Radiator Valves; Mending Garden Hose Gardens And Grounds - Making A Pulley Lawn Roller; Should You Sweep Up Grass Clippings?; Lawn Ailments And How To Cure Them; Make Your Own Wooden Garden Rake; Unseen Flow Box Hangers Idea-Of-The-Month - Prize Grills And Barbecues; Winners Of Better Ways To Do It; Contest News Reader's Departments - Mail Box; Things You Should Know About; Prize Grills And Barbecues; Winners: Better Ways To Do It Contest; How I Did It; Ask Handyman; Fix Trix; I Just Found Out That; Know Your Home: Windows; Family Handywoman: Mending Garden Hose |
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| August / September |
Contents - 8 Ways To Beat The Heat - Quick Shade With Trellis Or Sun Shade; Add Shrubs For Cool Fresh Air; Cool Off With A Roof Spray; An Air Conditioner In The Wall; How To Select A Shade Tree; Cool Spot On A Sun-Baked Terrace; Blow The Hot Air Out Of The House; Insulate That Attic "Furnace" Spruce Up For Fall - Paint Failures - How To Prevent Them; How To Prepare Surfaces For Painting; Brush, Roller Or Sprayer Easy-To-Do Improvements - Blow Your Kitchen Clean And Cool; How I Built My Recreation Room; Add New Sparkle To Your Linoleum; How To Add An Extra Bathroom; Transform Old Panel Doors; Modernized Medicine Cabinet Handyman Special Features - Make Your Own Wallpaper Steamer; Concrete? Mortar? Cement? Grounds And Gardens - How To Select A Shade Tree; The A B C's Of Tree Planting; How To Combat Lawn Weeds Seasonal Repairs - Fixing Leaky Basement Floors; Seasonal Repair Calendar; Perk Up Droopy Fences; Making Warped Doors Straight; Curing Balky Doorbells; Getting Rid Of Squeaky Floors; How To Clean New Brick; Easy Clean-Out Tool For Drains Carpentry And Crafts - Turning A Desk Into Night Tables; Build A Car-Bed Storage Chest; Choice Of 4 Outdoor Tables; A Colonial Lazy Susan; Antique Spice Boxes Reader's Departments - Mail Box; Things You Should Know About; Ask Handyman; Winners: Better Ways To Do It; Winners: Building A Recreation Room; How I Did It; Fix Trix; Contest News |
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| October / November |
Contents - Built-Ins For The Home - Dual-Purpose Wall Storage Benches; Bar For The Family; Homemaker's Wall Desk; Combination Planter-Cabinet-Table Get More Out Of Closet Space - 10 Prize-Winning Closet Ideas; Fixing Worn Closet Doors; Wood Clothes-Rod Holders Easy-To-Do Improvements - Make A Demountable Enclosed Entryway; Showcase For Your China; A Clothes Pole Stairway; Add A Porch To Your Home; A New Face For Your Home - Shingles; Making A Brick Driveway Filler; Spindles In Silhouette For Stairs; Basement Clothes Line Support; Picture Frame Wall Light Grounds And Gardens - Grow The Best Lawn In Town; Add A Rock Garden On The Slope; How To Put Garden Tools Away Seasonal Repairs - Repair Calendar; Tending The Heating System; Cleaning Garden Tools; How To Weatherstrip Doors And Windows; Mending Worn Gutters; Guide To Interior Painting; Repairing Ceilingboard Breaks; Cleaning Clogged Drain Vents; Easier Wall Exhaust Fan Cleaning Carpentry And Crafts - Colonial Spoon Rack And Knitting Bowl; Dowels - When And How To Use Them; Furniture Refinishing Techniques; Making Wood Wedge Clamps; Built-In Rack For Table Leaves Reader's Departments - Things You Should Know About; Ask Handyman; Mail Box; Fix Trix; How I Did It; Winners: More Space Out Of Closets; Winners: Better Ways To Do It |
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