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Mitchell Couch

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Mitchell Couch is a DIY Expert based in Central CA. Mitchell’s specialties include home repair, furniture upcycling, woodworking, and more. Known as GoodlyEarth on social media, he boasts nearly 700k followers on TikTok where he shares a variety of DIY and home projects with helpful advice. Some of his larger projects include a DIY swimming pool and a drive-in movie theater. His projects have been featured in the New York Post, Hometalk, LADbible and CBS News. Mitchell is also a full-time building inspector for the city of Corcoran.

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How to

Join Timber Beams

There are many reasons you might want to join timber beams together, such as when 1 beam isn’t long enough on its own or when 2 beams meet on top of a post. There are plenty of ways you can do this using tried-and-true...

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Take Apart a Pallet Without Breaking It

Four to five billion feet of lumber is used to produce shipping pallets each year. The wooden pallets are built for stability, so breaking them apart to reclaim the wood requires good planning. Take apart a pallet by cu...

How to

Make a Wooden Bucket

Nothing adds a little rustic touch to a room like a homemade wooden bucket with the classic copper fittings. Crafting an original bucket out of wood is kind of tricky since it’s hard to make a bucket shape using flat m...

How to

Apply Wood Veneer

Applying wood veneer was once rumored to be a difficult task, reserved mainly for seasoned professionals. These days, since tools and supplies are readily available and many of the methods are so simple, even a novice wo...

How to

Make a Pallet Bed Frame

There are a dozen ways to repurpose wooden pallets, one is make a bed out of it.. 24 October 2024. If you're into recycling and rustic furniture this project is for you.

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Dry Wood for Woodworking

When wood is cut from a living tree, it is saturated with moisture. As this water dries from the wood, the wood will contract in shape unevenly, due to the differing shapes and sizes of the wood's cells. Therefore, to ke...

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Grain Wood

Graining wood is the process of creating a faux wood grain on a non-wood surface, usually for aesthetic reasons. Faux wood grain is typically painted onto medium-density fiberboard (MDF), although it can also be applied ...

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Make a Pallet Christmas Tree

A Christmas tree made from a pallet is the perfect rustic decoration for you to give as a gift or use as a decoration around your home. What's more, it's relatively inexpensive to make and can be completed in only a few ...