So Red Green says that duct tape is the handyman's secret weapon. And from his shows, you can sure believe it.

What's your secret weapon?

Mine is wooden toothpicks and Skin So Soft bath oil.

Wooden toothpicks and a little bit of glue are one of my favorites. Great for fixing things I goof up when drilling. I made bookshelves recently, and planned to use those little brass brackets to hold up the shelves. The last time I made shelves, the brackets I bought required 1/4" holes. I should have checked the store and bought the brackets before I drilled. Can't find 1/4" anymore. But wooden toothpicks came to the rescue. 3 toothpicks in the hole, pushed in the bracket and broke of the excess toothpick...you can't even tell.

They're also great for those wobbly little screw-in knobs that won't stay screwed in. Just put a toothpick or two in the hole with a drop of glue. Let it dry, then screw them back in.

Loose furniture joints can also be fixed with the flat kind of toothpicks...they slide easily into the spaces in the joint .

Skin So Soft is also great stuff! Aside from removing gooey gluey stuff, you can also use it to clean oil based paint off yourself and off brushes. It's a lot easier on the skin and brushes than paint thinners. It is a bit more expensive, but you don't need a lot to do the job.

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