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HOME ENERGY: Don’t Get Fooled By Convincing Nonsense

In the 1990s, I visited a man who was eager to show me a wonderful home heating system he'd installed in his house and was …

CLOUDY HEADLIGHT FIX: A Few Minutes Work Brings Clarity Again

Has your vehicle developed cloudy headlight lenses? It happens with older vehicles, but the fix is simple. Click below to watch a cloudy pair of “headlight cataracts” get wiped clean and clear with one simple tool and a few simple […]

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HOME ENERGY: Don’t Get Fooled By Convincing Nonsense

Don’t be fooled by tricky language that makes convincing but false claims about energy efficiency. Get the basics of home energy heating efficiency here.

WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? Pasture Plants Thrive in Deep Quarry Waste

Nutritious pasture plants such as alfalfa, clover and trefoil aren’t all that easy to grow. I know because I’ve been planting them for year. Normally you need to buy expensive seed, plant these seeds in good soil free of weeds, then […]

HAND-FORGED AXE: Swedish Company Makes Them Like They Used To

There’s an allure to handmade tools for Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man. Here he talks about axes, specifically Gransfors Bruks small carpenters axe.

WOODWORKING: Simple, Effective Thickness Planer Trick

Thickness planers are made to smoothen wood, but they’re also unbeatable when it comes to making a bunch of wood strips of consistent size. Are you milling trim, moulding or pieces of solid wood edging? The thickness planer is the […]

CLOUDY HEADLIGHT FIX: A Few Minutes Work Brings Clarity Again

CONTAINER GARDENING: Benefits, Beauty and Tricks of Container Gardening

Take an educational tour of container gardening in pots and hanging baskets as Steve Maxwell and his wife Mary do it on Manitoulin Island. Click here to see.

How to Finish a Wooden Table Top

In this week’s video episode learn how to remove an existing tabletop finishing with a belt sander; avoid one popular type of sander when you’re smoothening a table top; choose and apply a repairable oil finish that’s excellent for tables; and see how oil brings out rich wood grain like nothing else can

POWER PREPAREDNESS: Why The Electricity Grid Could Go Down for a Long, Long Time (and what you can do about it)

UPDATED 31Jul2020 Our world has become entirely dependent on centrally supplied electricity, and this has brought a lot of good to humanity. That said, there’s good reason to believe that the reliability of this electrical supply isn’t as solid as […]

THE REAL REASON CRAFTSMANSHIP MATTERS

Craftsmanship is the extent to which a person aims towards excellence, especially in any venture involving hands-on workmanship. It’s a product of skill, knowledge, experience and effort. And while craftsmanship pays off for the people in your life who enjoy […]

Q&A OF THE WEEK: Is There An Easy Way to Fix Worn Wooden Floors?

UPDATED 31Jul2020 + video below Q: Is there some easy way to fix worn oak floors in our house? We’d like to do the work ourselves, ideally without renting a big floor sander. A: Too many people assume that worn […]

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