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(MS) - Each holiday season, it seems as though it gets
harder and harder to find that perfect gift for a loved
one. Fortunately, finding that gift doesn’t need to be
so hard, as the recent boom in do-it-yourself home im
provements has created a wealth of new ideas.
Rather than giving one more pair of socks or another
sweater this holiday season, consider the following gift
ideas for the do-it-yourselfer in your family, courtesy
of Woodcraft.
• The gift that keeps on giving. One of the most popu
lar gifts every holiday season is a magazine subscrip
tion to a favorite magazine. To gift givers, magazine
subscriptions are popular because they’re pretty inex
pensive. To the gift receiver, magazines are the gift that
keeps on giving. Whether the magazines comes one ev
ery two months, once a month, bi-monthly, or once a
week, your family or friend will love the wealth of new
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(MS) - With the holidays fast approaching, you're
probably already thinking about what you’re going
to do this year. What are you going to cook? How
will you decorate? What fun activities can you orga
nize for the family? What gifts are you going to buy?
Fortunately, some of the answers to these ques
tions are literally right in front of you on video ’ll
on demand or online. Others are just a phone im
call away. Here are some fun and easy ideas and
suggestions to liven up your holiday Jjj
season. • I
• Get Cooking: If you’ve ever
wished you could entertain with the f- *gf J j
best of them, now you can with tips !|, i 'vA- j
from America’s original lifestyle ex- M '
pert, Martha Stewart. From turkey Ik —"'■piji
carving lessons to recipes for pump- 1
kin pie and Parker House rolls, Martha
Stewart On Demand can help you ~
prepare truly memorable meals. «
Holiday baking is a tasty tradition for ,
many families and something everyone (
can enjoy. With Comcast’s Digital Cook- k
book On Demand, you can find recipes for
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information it provides throughout the year.
A yearly subscription to Woodcraft Maga- t
zine provides six issues per year, and offers
a host of season-appropriate articles and tips
on do-it-yourself projects.
• Provide a truly helping hand. If your
loved is mechanically inclined but you’re I
not, chances are offering a helping hand on *
Gifts such as llie new Fein MultiMasler,
with its assortment of accessory blades,
are perfect the jack-of-all-trades handy
mail come the Indidav season.
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might not be as helpful as you think. jßrfljPT"
But that doesn’t mean you can’t
make the next project eas- „ , 7'kTWf M
ier. If your helping hand
tends to do more harm
than good, consider giving w f
the BENCH DOG Push-Loc.
Designed to work with a
table saw’s guards in place,
the Push-Loc features a J| " ' ~
thin cross section and off- set handle that
keeps hands out of harms way, while improving the
line of sight to the blade and providing more clearance
for hands to pass the blade guard. The Push-Loc also
includes a handy docking station, perfect for holding a
tape measure and pencils.
• Make the math a little easier. Nearly every do-it
yourselfer runs into problems stemming from incor
rect calculations when cutting angles. A Starrett® Pro
delicious holiday treats, so why not invite friends
and family members for an all-day baking mara
thon where everyone takes turns mixing, rolling
and cutting out their favorite cookies and other •v
---baked goods.
’ • Shop Safely Online:
Before you start shopping on
, A /Jr. J line this holiday season, take
jn a few minutes to install the
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* Internet safety and
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~A' loved ones online
Site Protractor takes those
/ISlyfSm errors out of the equation.
i> Mr y> |* With two scales, a red
| WJf scale and arrow that show
the angle for a miter joint,
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... wr / ISr that provide the angle to fit a single
&pWjßr workpiece to an angle, making miter
' \ cut calculations has never been easier.
rcflHP You can even choose from two models, the
W&p J& full-sized 12-inch or compact 7-inch, both of
f v \ which boast machined aluminum legs with an
adjustable friction pivot.
jua • For the multi-tasker. For the jack
V a ii trades do-it-yourself, finding the
right gift can be a major hassle. The
■I new Fein Multi Master could be just the
r« thing. Because no two DIY projects are
the same, the Multi Master uses a broad
assortment of accessory blades to handle
%IfyP|& sanding, scraping and hundreds of previ
ously “manual” tasks. Gone are the days of
if, sanding tight spaces with paper, as the Multi
, M M Master’s profiled sanding pads make the job far
A less “hands-on.”
Thanks to the booming DIY movement, finding
that perfect gift for the do-it-yourselfer in your family
has never been easier. If you find yourself struggling
with a decision, you can even give a Woodcraft gift card
so the family handy man (or woman) can make the de
cision themselves. For more products and inspiration,
visit www.woodcraft.com.
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and your digital assets *^Sr
by visiting www.comcast.net/security.
The newly redesigned Security Chan
nel is packed full of tips, tools and one-click fixes
that can help make this holiday season fun and safe
while online.
• Host a Holiday Sing Along: Jump-start any
holiday fete with the music of the season by inviting
guests to sing along with traditional holiday songs on
Karaoke On Demand from Comcast With a holiday
song list that includes on-screen lyrics for favorites
such as “Blue Christmas,” “Joy to the World,” “Sil
ver Bells” and “Nuttin’ for Christmas,” everyone can
join in - even if they can’t remember all the words.
• Keep Connected: Home phone features like
three-way calling and the ability to check your voice
mail from an Internet connection are just some of
the ways it’s easier to keep in touch with friends and
See HOMEBOUND, pg. to
'NOVEMBER 2007