by Paul | Dec 9, 2017 | Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
Our Generac 7500-watt generator is a bit heavy and unwieldy to maneuver around our farm and homestead in Downeast, Maine. The wheels are solid and sink right in soft ground, and are only useful when moving the machine around the shop during times of maintenance. I’ve...
by Paul | Nov 1, 2017 | Arts & Crafts, Tools & Equipment
I needed a rubber stamp with my logo, but I didn’t want to spend the money to have one made up for me. I took a class at the Women’s Health Resource Library ( http://www.whrl.org ) in Milbridge, Maine last winter on how to make rubber stamps and linoleum blocks, so I...
by Paul | Nov 1, 2017 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
I needed a branding iron with my logo, but I didn’t want to spend the money to have one made up for me. I looked around my shop to see what I had for scrap materials and found some large brass bolts that could be used for the branding head. I also found some mild...
by Paul | Nov 1, 2017 | Building Projects, Farm & Homestead
Our old duck coop had seen better days, and after many years of use, it was time to build a new one. The old coop was originally built for egg laying chickens, then later modified for housing meat chickens. As new coops were designed and built (larger) our flocks...
by Paul | Oct 13, 2017 | Building Projects, Farm & Homestead
The original video (less than 2 min.) about our high wind and heavy snow load greenhouse design was simply a slideshow showing the steps of construction. Surprisingly (to me), this video turned out to be the most popular of everything I’ve posted thus far on...
