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A wooden swing adds something to any home, whether that’s a porch swing, a free-standing swing on a patio or something suspended from a tree limb in the backyard. There’s just something about that swing, which hearkens back to a simpler time, when people sat on the porch after dinner, talking and saying “Hi” to … Read more

Sunglasses have become a fashion statement. What was once merely a convenience, purchased for their ability to protect our eyes from excessive sunlight, has become a fashion accessory which can command big bucks. The big brand names can charge over $100 for a pair of sunglasses, partially because of their name and partially because of … Read more

Carving is a whole separate aspect of woodworking; one that some woodworkers specialize in and other woodworkers avoid entirely. Nevertheless, woodcarving is an ancient art, going back at least 11,000 years. Just as many ancient cultures made art, especially religious art, out of carved stone, they also made their art out of carved wood. Some … Read more

Camping has been around since the beginning of human history. Long before our ancestors built the first towns or even houses, they lived in a variety of different sorts of tents. While that wasn’t camping to them, it had a lot in common with what we would call camping today. Even today there are nomadic … Read more

The sport of rock climbing has been around since the late 19th century. That’s not to say though, that people didn’t climb cliff faces before then. The Mesa Verde cave dwellings were inhabited from 550 to 1300 AD and those probably aren’t the oldest example of man scaling cliff faces. Assassins, ninjas and other specialized … Read more