Keeping the little ones occupied is an important part of maintaining mommy’s sanity. Small children can be a lot of work, as any mother knows. But that curiosity, where children get into everything, is an important part of growing up. Children learn by playing and especially by playing with things that teach them skills which … Read more
Upholstery work is something that most woodworkers and do-it-yourslefers generally avoid. Working with fabric is just different enough, that it feels like a foreign world. It also requires different tools and techniques than most of us are used to. But that’s not to say that we can’t do it, if we decide to. I’ve done … Read more
Anyone who has livestock of any sort knows that you have to protect them. That means protecting them from the weather as well. While animals all have a coat of fur (or plumage in the case of birds), that fur can only do so much, especially when it’s raining and the wind is blowing. Just … Read more
If there’s any image that boxing brings to mind, it’s the athlete standing at a punching bag, spending hours working on his swing. Both the peanut bag and the heavy bag are useful tools in training and practice; tools that can even be used when one doesn’t have a sparring partner to work with. These … Read more
Concrete has been one of mankind’s great inventions, used throughout much of history and around the world. The use of concrete as a building material goes back to roughly 6500 BC. At that time, Middle Eastern builders discovered the amazing properties of lime, seeing how it reacted chemically to produce a hard surface. This was … Read more