Portable Power Tools
SHOP VACS 101: Learn the Basics of Choosing a Great Model
Updated on July 10th, 2024
Reading Time = 4 minutes Chances are good that if you’re interested in making your home a better place, a...Continue Reading
Gardening & Farming
HOMESTEAD CATTLE PASTURE: Take an Aerial Tour of Our For...
Updated on July 16th, 2024
Video #1 Watch Time = 4 1/4 minutes Video#2 Watch Time = 1 minute I spend time each year working on fences...Continue Reading
Outdoors
HELPLESSNESS, HUMILITY & THE FAMILY OF OTTERS
Published on June 27th, 2024
I’ve only felt deeply and undeniably helpless a few times in my life, but these experiences taught me valuable...Continue Reading
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An Outhouse, a Misunderstanding and Some Laughs
Updated on June 26th, 2024
Reading Time = 4 minutes I've come to realize that the ability to laugh is the most valuable home improvement...Continue Reading
Philosophy
SUCCESS & FAILURE: How “Personal RPM” A...
Published on June 18th, 2024
If you're interested in personal success with your self-directed ventures – hands-on or otherwise – then...Continue Reading
Autos & Machinery
VEHICLES: Repair or Replace? Here’s How I Decide
Published on June 18th, 2024
Want to spend as little as possible keeping a decent vehicle on the road While most people say "yes" to this...Continue Reading
Article
A Better Way to Install Door & Window Trim
Published on June 18th, 2024
Reading Time = 5 minutes Faster, neater trim and moulding installation with joints that never open up These...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
Why Spray Foam Is Safe and Effective
Published on June 18th, 2024
Reading Time = 4 minutes Video Watch Time = 9 minutes The first time I saw spray foam insulation in action...Continue Reading
Buildings & Structures
QUALITY & MORALITY: Build Unto Others As You Would ...
Published on June 13th, 2024
If you do anything at all creative with your hands, you might appreciate an idea I call "the challenge of a thousand...Continue Reading
Philosophy
Why Good Trade Help Is Hard to Find
Published on June 11th, 2024
A while back I read an article that got me thinking Apparently, less than half of two thousand high school students...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
QUARTER-SAWN HARDWOOD: How Understanding Wood Grain Impr...
Updated on June 12th, 2024
Woodworkers everywhere usually begin assessing a piece of lumber by looking at the face of the board, but if...Continue Reading
Roofing
ROOF REPAIR: Climb Up With Me & Learn to Fix Torn A...
Published on June 7th, 2024
Do you need some roof repair because your asphalt shingles got torn in the wind Let me show you how to fix that...Continue Reading