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PASTURE MANAGEMENT: Add Seed to Salt to Improve Pasture Quality
Updated on May 15th, 2020
UPDATED 15May2020: We've been pasturing beef cattle here on Manitoulin Island since 1987, and I've learned that the...Continue Reading
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KEEP IT FLOWING: Video Lesson#8 Getting Lots of Water from a Weak Well
Updated on May 15th, 2020
UPDATED 15May2020: Does your water well let you down with chronically insufficient water Do you run out of water...Continue Reading
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DIY SHOP-CUT VENEER: Why It’s Easy to Like This Woodworking Technique
Updated on May 15th, 2020
UPDATED 15May2020: Sometimes the stability and strength of factory-made hardwood veneered sheet goods is perfect...Continue Reading
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Good Things Happen in Garage Workshops
Updated on May 15th, 2020
The small, simple garage has been the birthplace of many great things Walt Disney started in one, and so did Hewlett...Continue Reading
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SPADE BITS DULL? Learn to Sharpen Them Yourself Easily
Updated on May 15th, 2020
Spade bits are one of my favourite tools for boring holes in wood and most plastics Precision is the reason why...Continue Reading
Home Repairs
BASEMENT CRACK REPAIR VIDEO: See Industrial-Strength Solution & An Extreme Strength Test
Updated on May 8th, 2020
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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GOT MOLD IN YOUR HOUSE?: It’s a Bigger Health Issue Than Meets the Eye
Updated on May 8th, 2020
UPDATED 8May2020: A few years ago I delivered 8 quarts of raspberries we’d picked for an elderly lady in town, and I...Continue Reading
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HOMEBUILDING IN SOUTH AFRICA: See How They Do It in Durban
Updated on May 8th, 2020
UPDATED 8May2020: Most things in South Africa are different than in North America, and this goes for the way...Continue Reading
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OUTDOOR PLAYSETS: Tips & Plans for Building Your Own Swing Set
Updated on May 9th, 2020
UPDATED 8May2020: In the Toronto, Canada suburb where I grew up in the 1970s, almost none of my friends had their own...Continue Reading
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VIDEO Q&A of the Week: How Do I Get Quartersawn Lumber 2x6s?
Updated on May 9th, 2020
UPDATED + videos below 8May2020 Q: I bought plans to build a workbench and the instructions mentions making the top...Continue Reading