How to Save Tomato Seeds: It’s Easy and Free!

When I start my garden every spring, I like to kickstart it by heading over to the local nursery and hardware store for some pregrown plants. Seeds can be tricky to deal with, and plants that are already several weeks old are especially helpful if...

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How To Make Homemade Char Cloth

Starting a fire can be a challenge. There is a memorable scene in the film, “Jeremiah Johnson” where the mountain man has carefully started a fire in the midst of a raging blizzard only to have a chunk of snow fall off the branches of the spruce...

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How to Divide Any Board into Equal Parts without Fractions or Complicated Math

If you do woodworking and DIYing in inches, a solid understanding of fractions is essential. Being able to calculate that half of 4 1/4″ is 2 1/8″, or that 1 1/2 + 1 3/16 = 2 11/16″ is basic shop math that will keep your projects moving quickly. But...

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How To: Using The Rule of 17 For Building Stairs

Carpentry is where all those math lessons from eighth grade finally find a purpose. You might not have understood what all the fuss was about Pythagoras back when an unexpected pimple could ruin your entire social life...

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How to Make A Walnut Cutting Board for Chopping and Serving


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How to: Add Additional Lighting to Your Workshop

Have you ever tried to do any woodworking, leather working, metal working or anything else in your shop if it’s dimly lit?­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­  It’s hard to see cut lines, find...

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How To Drain a Washing Machine (Front & Top-Loading)

You hear the washing machine buzzer go off, telling you that your load of laundry is finished washing and is ready to be switched over to the dryer. When you open the lid on the machine though, you realize that all your...

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