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
Cornhole, or Bean Bag Toss has been around in one form or another, since the mid 1800s. Through the years the game has changed some, with variations in the size of the target or cornhole board and the material used for making the beanbags or cornbags. The “official” version of cornhole began to gain in … Read more
Kitchen countertops are one of those projects that even seasoned do-it-yourselfers often shy away from, instead hiring someone to do it for them. But they really aren’t hard to do at all. The only thing that can be considered difficult about countertops is that you have to be careful when working with laminate or it … Read more
Game animals have learned to fear man. This has caused hunters to adopt techniques to make it harder for the animals they are hunting to see or smell them. whether they are deer or turkey hunting or anything in-between, hunters look to use blinds to make it impossible for the game they are hunting to … Read more
The simple craft of making barn quilts has had a resurgence since the turn of the century after a long hiatus. Originating hundreds of years ago, barn quilts were originally intended as a simple decoration on utilitarian buildings (barns) that weren’t normally painted. They came to the United States with the colonists and have continued … Read more