Each year I give away thousands of dollars of tools for free, and I’ve got a particularly nice giveaway going now. One lucky person from Canada and another person from the US will each win a 3000+ watt Champion generator. […]
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The first time I saw spray foam insulation in action was in the winter of 1988, while working as a carpenter on a commercial construction site. I’ve been impressed with this stuff ever since. Over the years spray foam has […]
Continue ReadingVIDEO: Real Milk Paint Delivers Timeless Beauty
Milk paint is easy to like. It’s safe, fast drying and when used in a particular way it delivers a kind of beauty that only gets better with the bumps and dings imparted by everyday life. I first experienced authentic milk […]
Continue ReadingHAVE YOU EVER BEEN SURPRISED BY BEAUTY?
Sometimes beauty sneaks up and surprises you in the most pleasant of ways. That’s what happened to me last Sunday night, December 17, 2017. Beauty showed up unexpectedly in a little stone church in the middle of nowhere on the […]
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Continue ReadingHARROWSMITH MAGAZINE IS BACK! It’s Just Like the Good Old Days
It was the late 1970s when I first got interested in learning how to live in the country. I was a teenager then, growing up in the suburbs of Toronto, Canada’s largest city. The only physical connection to farm living […]
Continue ReadingDRIVE RIGHT: How to Spend Way Less $$$ & Love Your Vehicle Way More
Vehicle choices and management decisions have a lot to do with your financial success. Sounds extreme? I don’t think so. True vehicle costs are not only large, but many of them are hidden, at least for a while. But eventually, […]
Continue ReadingQUESTION OF THE WEEK: Is There An Easy Way to Fix Worn Wooden Floors?
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 wood floors need to […]
Continue ReadingWOODWORKING: Build This Great Table in a Short Time
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Continue ReadingLOW-FLOW TOILETS THAT REALLY WORK: How to Find The Good Ones
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