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Updated on August 12th, 2021
UPDATED 19May2020 + video: Sooner or later, most homeowners get the urge to finish or refinish interior wood It’s...Continue Reading
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Updated on August 12th, 2021
Q: Should I replace my 21 year old natural gas boiler and water heater with separate units like I have now, or should...Continue Reading
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Updated on July 8th, 2021
Spade bits are one of my favourite tools for boring holes in wood and most plastics Precision is the reason why...Continue Reading
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Updated on August 12th, 2021
Got a crack in your basement Or maybe the foundation walls of your home are bowing inwards under soil pressure Check...Continue Reading
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Updated on July 8th, 2021
This is chapter 13 in my book The Bailey Line Road Chronicles, the 30+ year story about moving from the city to live a...Continue Reading
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FOUR BIG VIDEOS: Watch a Cecropia Moth Hatch, See How to...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
VIDEOS UP THIS TIME: Watch a huge cecropia moth hatching after nearly a year of incubating See how we cut and...Continue Reading
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Updated on July 8th, 2021
If you have kids, you might have noticed how aptitudes and interests run in the family while also sometimes taking...Continue Reading
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Published on April 24th, 2020
Click below for a quick tour of the way we deliver water to our grass-fed cattle on pasture Drinking water-safe hose,...Continue Reading
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RURAL LIFE SKILLS THAT MATTER: A Dozen Tips for Water We...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
UPDATED 23Apr2020 + video: Water wells, septic systems, electricity supplies and food storage – these are four of the...Continue Reading
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“Viral” Insights from Alberta, Canada: Put a...
Updated on April 22nd, 2020
PUBLISHED 18Apr2020: Yesterday I got an email from a long-time reader and pen pal who always has good things...Continue Reading
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THE RAIL THING: How I Build Box Newel Stair Railings
Published on April 17th, 2020
Woodworking tools and skills offer more than just the chance to create custom furniture and projects It’s also your...Continue Reading
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Q&A of the Week: Young Man Seeks Advice on Mortgage...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
UPDATED 17Apr2020: A while back I got an email from a young man who reads my newspaper columns regularly and visits...Continue Reading