by Paul | Aug 26, 2022 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead
This is a short “teaser” to show you what is contained within an exclusive video I made for my Patrons on Patreon. The actual full featured video for my Patrons is much longer in duration and is a complete build video, starting from scratch. For as little as one...
by Paul | Aug 19, 2022 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Promotions, Tools & Equipment
If you watched my original video about the Yintatech Tractor Bucket, Clamp-on, Trailer Hitch Receiver, you may remember the bucket blade on my New Holland tractor bucket was too thick to allow a proper fit for the new hitch receiver. Here is the link to that video if...
by Paul | Aug 14, 2022 | Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
Apparently, the simple garden tool we used to refer to as a “sickle” or “garden sickle” years ago when I was a kid, is now referred to as “Grass Whip” (if you can find one anywhere). I’ve been looking all over the place locally and had no luck whatsoever. When trying...
by Paul | Aug 9, 2022 | Farm & Homestead, Promotions, Tools & Equipment
#YINTATECH Do you need a well-constructed, relatively inexpensive, clamp-on hitch receiver for your tractor bucket? YINTATECH sent me the one in this video in exchange for a video production where I test the hitch and give a fair evaluation. If you are interested in...
by Paul | Jul 28, 2022 | Building Projects, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
This is a short “teaser” to show you what is contained within an exclusive video I made for my Patrons on Patreon. The actual full featured video for my Patrons is much longer in duration and is a complete build video, starting from scratch. For as little as one...
by Paul | Jul 19, 2022 | Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
We have an extremely short warm/growing season here in Downeast Maine, so anything that grows must make the best of it and not waste any time. With a little rain, a virtual jungle appears seemingly overnight! That is exactly what happened here at Downeast Thunder...
by Paul | Jul 18, 2022 | Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
My professional grade Bosch Jigsaw broke after more than 20 years of fairly heavy use. With no time to procure parts and repair the tool, I had purchased a homeowner grade Ryobi Jigsaw, but the exact same failure occurred after around two years of fairly light use!...
by Paul | Jul 13, 2022 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Promotions, Tools & Equipment
This is a short “teaser” to show you what is contained within an exclusive video I made for my Patrons on Patreon and it is only a few minutes long. The actual full length video is about a half hour in duration and is a complete build video, starting from scratch. For...
by Paul | Jun 18, 2022 | Building Projects, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead
This video features the complete build for our new Downeast Thunder Farm sign that has been 18 years in the making! I also shot some video of the completed sign being mounted in position. This sign was made entirely with recycled/repurposed materials and left-over...
by Paul | Jun 5, 2022 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
I took advantage of a beautiful day, featuring a steady breeze that kept bugs away to work on S/V Ooh-Rah. In fact, it was today, June 4th, 2022, here at Downeast Thunder Farm in Milbridge, Maine. If I didn’t run into a few snags or “SNAFU’s” along the way, it would...
