The Historic District

forgive my lousy artwork .. these things used to be abpout 5 bucks now they are 14 northern pesos each here now , but anyway.. what I have done is stack them if you want it taller, drill holes and use spikes to get them to the height you want for the bottom rail. that can be a retaining wall if you ...

I like using the plastic milk jugs for little one off jobs. I just cut them so the handle is still on and its surprising how many tools they carry. often if I am on a trip somewhere Ill put together a little toolkit with some essentials so then I get one in each car and they get all scattered. that'...

When I was a kid, my grandfather used the longest flat screwdriver he had (8" shaft or so?), and what he would do is plunge it into the ground a few times just outside the center stem, circling around it. That would help loosen the soil. If it had just rained, it would make it even easier to pull u...

the ball of roots that my neighbor gave me sprouted. I did what he said and put them away for the winter. I think i planted them downside up.. I should have a flower soon to take a picture of ;) I tried blasting a bunch of weeds with pickling vinegar. it seemed to be working but then they took a tur...

yes maybe draw knife is correct. I cut down a cherry tree and have been thinking I should debark the trunk. I may use it.. not a very commonly needed tool here in the city. pegs and boxes work ok I lke putitng lots of tools on a pegboard but I share a bunch of things on one peg and then drawers and ...

I have a black thumb and the nimbers mean litttle to me. i looked up all the weeds I have and that seemed to indicate that my yard has poor drainage and low fertility but I dont know. I always thouhgt it was nice dirt and the re are no rocks that arent round and it does seem to drain well .. Ive nev...

hand plane for edges, maybe a spokeshave? a spokeshave is like a plane but with two handles and you draw it towards you. there is another tool that has two handles and a large blade for removing bark from trees. Neither are that common. I have an interesting tool for rounding corners that I always t...

I have been watering and watching y clover sprout. since I had clover before a lot of it just came back after thatching it. I cut it and that seemed to give the little sprouts some light, as they appeared after. I had a look at the common local weeds and Yup I have them all in there. I guess I just ...

Despite not having the budget for it yet, a bandsaw is one of the tools I've been keeping an eye out for. We were lucky to get the table saw we did, so that's one of the majors down for me and my future shop. how is the tablesaw working? a jointer is often the second major tool. and maybe a decent s...

I often see free pianos. You cant' buy Ivory now But I guess one could recycle the keys, if they are ivory. maybe for jewelry or wood inlay. some have neat legs and many still have the stool too. at any point in time there always seems to be a free one. probably if one spoke to a piano tuner they mi...