Home Interiors
Q&A OF THE WEEK: Is There An Easy Way to Fix Worn W...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
UPDATED 31Jul2020 + video below Q: Is there some easy way to fix worn oak floors in our house We’d like to do...Continue Reading
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What Can You Power Wash?
Published on July 27th, 2020
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Q&A OF THE WEEK: “Is It Okay to Keep a Freeze...
Updated on July 25th, 2020
UPDATED 23Jul2020 Question: Is it okay to keep my 15 year-old freezer working in an uninsulated, closed-in porch...Continue Reading
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HELPLESSNESS, HUMILITY & A SWIMMING RAFT (Plus Proj...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
I’ve only felt deeply and undeniably helpless once in my life, but it taught me a valuable lesson Perhaps it will...Continue Reading
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VIDEO FEATURE: Raising Leghorn Chicks into Homestead Chi...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
UPDATED 17Jul2020 + video below: My youngest son, Jacob Maxwell, is 20 years old now, and he kept our flock of...Continue Reading
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HOW TO SOLDER WIRES: 40+ Year Old Soldering Gun Still Go...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
UPDATED 18Jul2020 + video below: In late December of 1975, I did something that seemed normal to me at the time, but I...Continue Reading
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PORTABLE GENERATOR: How to Choose One Wisely
Updated on August 12th, 2021
As far as I can tell, there are two reasons more and more people are interested in buying portable generators One is a...Continue Reading
Learning & How-To
HOW TO CHOOSE A CORDLESS DRILL: A Quick Video Tutorial
Updated on August 12th, 2021
When it comes to power tools, there are more options than ever before, and the quality of choices is higher than...Continue Reading
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WOODWORKING TOOLS: Three Pieces of Essential Gear You...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
UPDATED 10Jul2020 + video below: Sometimes it’s the little things that make all the difference in a home workshop...Continue Reading
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Are You Just Molecules or More?
Published on July 3rd, 2020
The extent to which you thrive or wither as a person ultimately comes down to who you are inside and what you make of...Continue Reading
Hand Tools
Q&A of the Week: How to Revive Old Hardware
Updated on August 12th, 2021
PUBLISHED 3Jul2020 + video below Q: What’s the best way to clean rust and dirt off of an old door lock It’s seized...Continue Reading
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AUTOMATIC BACKUP GENERATORS: What They Are And How They ...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
UPDATED 3Jul2020 + video below: Where I live in Canada we get about a dozen electrical power failures each year Some of...Continue Reading