*My* [poor-man’s] stud-finders

Okay, so they don't really find studs in the walls, but these powerful little magnets (approximate diameter ¼" or 6mm) will find the nail heads that attach the dry wall/Sheetrock* to the studs. I learned this trick a couple years ago from a carpenter/furniture-maker who has done quite a bit of work for us —
» http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-12-09
» http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-01-21
» http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-01-06
— during our 30+ years in southern Illinois!
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* Sheetrock® is the brand name for a gypsum wallboard product produced by USG Corporation, http://www.usg.com/content/usgcom/en.html

1 year ago (“Kleinia grantii”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-11-12
2 years ago (“Six more days of red…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-11-12
3 years ago (“When you suck at flash photography…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-11-12

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[Danette Thompson]

Great trick.

[Rick Schies]

Very wise