Want to know how to build a wooden swing set in the backyard for the kids? Take matters into your hands and create your own wooden swing set with your own craftsman skills. This step by step tutorial and video will show you how. …Continue Reading
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How to Make a Wooden Beam | Homesteading Skills
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Want to know how to make a wooden beam? If you're planning to start a big project, it's important that you have a sturdy beam in place. See how here. …Continue Reading
How to Build a Log Cabin | A Homesteader’s Memoir
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For fifteen years, I unknowingly put myself on the back burner. The hopes and dreams I had about security and independence had simmered down. Somehow, I stopped taking any action to get there. In my home, only a notebook titled “Wants and Needs in a Home,” and a filing cabinet stuffed with log and timberframe ideas that revealed my yearning. Becoming an apartment-dwelling …Continue Reading
How to Build a Raised Flower Bed
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Want to know how to build a raised flower bed? If you need some flower bed ideas for your garden, this may just be what your looking for. This is a great woodworking project for beginners and experts alike. …Continue Reading
A Basic Carpentry Skills Guide For Homesteaders
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Learn basic carpentry skills with this homesteading guide complete with carpentry tips and woodworking ideas! No individual should even think of homesteading with a hammer in one hand and a saw on the other without any idea what to do next. A minor problem like one picket fence out of place doesn't need calling for a professional. Knowing basic carpentry skills will let you …Continue Reading
