Stop wasting your time and money with flimsy gardening tools and lawn care equipment. Discover the best tools and equipment for your yard and garden with these in-depth reviews.
These are timber framing resources, including books and tools, that we recommend to our class students. Interested in learning to timber frame with us? Discover our upcoming class dates. Timber Framing Books Learn to Timber Frame – Will Beemer This book is easy to read, includes tons of color photographs, and has step by step…
Wondering how a smokeless fire pit works? It’s really pretty simple once you know know some of the basic science behind smokeless fire pits! We’ll show you exactly how it works with a cut away model of a DIY smokeless pit with this short, easy to watch video. All smokeless fire pits, whether you made…
Fire pits are available in many shapes and sizes these days. One form which has really taken hold are smokeless firepits. These fire pits reduce the amount of smoke generated by making use of a secondary combustion of most of the smoke that goes unburned in traditional fire pits. In this post, we will show…
The summer heat always tends to catch us all by surprise. After a late frost, some of us are still hoping the cool spring days will stick around. Unfortunately, the heat of the summer comes at us quickly and removes all of our will to be outside for more than a few minutes. Luckily, there…
Weed eating in the rain is something we all try to avoid but it turns out that weed eating immediately after it rains can be a good thing in some cases. In most situations, weed eating on a rainy day is the only option and I personally find that it helps keep me cool and…
With the start of every lawn care season, it is time to restring the weed eater, change the oil in the lawn mower, and lubricate the hedge trimmer (check out our post on lubricating you hedge trimmer). However, the most important part of all this preparation is the fuel which you’ll use. Many of us…
There is some debate about whether lawn mowers can and should be stored outside and left to be rained on. There are some people who have never brought their lawn mower under any cover, and of course others who hardly let their mower see any light. There are some things to consider if you want…
A lot of us can remember the good old days when we took a drink of water right from the hose during the summers. Honestly, I was always a little hesitant about doing that. Turns out there is a good reason. Many of the regular hoses are now known to leach phthalates, BPA, and in…
There are a few things you must know to safely use a chainsaw. One of those is how to tighten the chain. A tight chain keeps the chain safely on the guide bar, it also allows your chainsaw to the cut at top efficiency. There are some dangers with having a loose chain. I personally…
Chainsaws can seem like really complicated machines, however, the main components can easily be serviced to prolong the life of the internals to give your chainsaw plenty of years of life. Believe it or not, the sharpness of your chainsaw teeth directly contributes to the health of the engine and can help save gas and…