There’s more to gardening than just making things grow. In a world where too many people spend too much time looking at screens of one sort of another, getting hot, dirty and tanned is just the thing more of us need. See why right here.
If you’re planning to pour concrete for any kind of DIY project, or you’ll be hiring someone to do this work for you, there are three things I’ve found essential for long-lasting results. These are especially important with the wide…
This video is part of a series about the 42×80-foot fabric structure I’m putting up at my place. It’s for equipment storage and mechanical repairs. Join me as I explore the many parts I have on the site now, ready…
Click below to watch a video tour of my plan for building a backyard meat smoker using a steel barrel. Add some plumbing valves and a ready-made grate, and you’ll be enjoying great tasting meat, fish and even vegetables. Download…
Got an outdoor item to glue? Need an exterior adhesive? Check out this list of pros and cons for the different options.
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The condition of a saw chain is crucial for cutting firewood efficiently. The quick video above shows by what my biggest and fastest saw does with a hard maple log when a freshly sharpened chain is at work. Click here…
We’ve been pasturing beef cattle here on our Manitoulin Island, Canada property since 1987, and I’ve learned that the best pastures have much more growing in them than just whatever wild plants happen to be there. Productive pastures also have…
Back in 2018 I got the chance to try Milwaukee’s then-new 18 volt cordless electric chainsaw. You can see me cutting some hard maple firewood logs using this saw in the video below. I know cordless tool battery technology has…
With a little proactive maintenance, you can keep vehicles running and looking good economically for decades. Click to see 5 real-world tips that have kept a 29 year-old pickup in great shape.
Even people who don’t heat with wood or use an outdoor wood boiler find it interesting to see how heat is delivered underground, from one place to another. That’s what the video above is all about. It shows the Danish…
Sometimes a simple and effective solution to an annoying problem is right under your nose, but you can’t see it. This is certainly the case with scratches on your car. A few minutes work with some rubbing compound and a…