Brother is inspecting my latest contraption, a mini bucksaw made out of a coping saw blade. It’s an outdoor woodsman style made with a bit of 550 paracord to tighten it up with a twist-stick. Here you can see the twist stick a little bit better. To tighten it, you simply put a few twists …
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Saturday, I was helping some friends move. I must say, this was the best ‘hard move’ I have ever helped with. There where stairs and hard corners at both locations. A lot of big, heavy, and fragile stuff. We filled a cattle trailer and several vehicles with stuff. What made it so easy was that …
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Katie ordered Netflix the end of last week. She was missing TV and we agreed not to get cable until this fall when it got cold out. Netflix is to tide the poor thing over. Well, Netflix has this Instant-watch feature where they stream the video to your computer or whatnot. I just HAD to …
Yesterday I made a shelf for some canned food. I have been eyeballing the soda in the beverage gliders at the local convenience store. After talking to the manager a few times, he said he would see if he could get some for me. Yesterday, we stopped in, and SCORE! He had half a dozen. …
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My parents built a garage for their cars at the new house. Here, Dad is showing me how to hang siding. Dad and I siding the garage for the cars. When the ladders got too short for Dad to reach up, it was just me. I would measure and hang the siding. He would cut …
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