I’ve Been Drilling Pilot Holes Wrong My Entire Life. Here’s How I Learned to Correct My Technique.

So, ever since I learned to use an electric drill, I’ve followed this rule: when joining two pieces of wood, you drill an appropriately sized pilot hole completely through the top, and down into the second. This guides the screw, and the two...

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How to Make Pine Needle Tea

The scourge of long-distance voyages was the twin evils of rickets and scurvy. Both were indicative of vitamin deficiencies suffered by sailors on early voyages across the Atlantic and later on grueling multi-year treks from Europe around Africa or...

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42 Awesome Father’s Day Gifts You’ll Actually Want to Give (or Receive) This Year

This post is in partnership with Murphy-Goode Winery. I don’t think any gift you can purchase can ever really capture the way you feel about your dad. It’s just too complex a relationship; the feelings run too deep. But you can buy...

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