by Paul | Oct 5, 2023 | Building Projects, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead
#TinyHouse #TinyHome #DIY #Trailer #Build #homestead #Maine After quite a bit of research, we discovered the lead time to secure heavier axles, wheels, and associated hardware would be excessive and the cost with shipping would almost rival the purchase cost of a new...
by Paul | Sep 28, 2023 | Building Projects, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
#TinyHouse #TinyHome #DIY #Trailer #Build #homestead #Maine It looks like it will be a long road to getting my daughter’s new cabin built. We are still dealing with getting the property that will become hers, surveyed. We have completed the septic system soil test and...
by Paul | Sep 21, 2023 | Farm & Homestead, On My Mind
#Me #Hurricane #Lee #HuricaneLee #storm #homestead #surgery This past week, I underwent surgery at the VA Maine Hospital (Togus) in Augusta, we survived Hurricane Lee, and I’m now getting ready for my follow up visit to Togus to have my surgical wound examined and the...
by Paul | Sep 13, 2023 | Arts & Crafts, Farm & Homestead, Gamer Projects
#DIY #Puffin #Atlanticpuffin #Pushtoy #toy #woodtoy #homemade Have you walked your Puffin today? No? Why not? Here is a very easy to make Atlantic Puffin push toy, built from leftover scrap materials. You can easily make one of these with basic hand tools or make a...
by Paul | Sep 7, 2023 | Building Projects, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
#DIY #Tapestorage #Taperack #organization #tape #storage #workshop Baby Steps! My shop is so cluttered and disorganized, I sometimes don’t know where to begin when it comes to getting things straightened out and squared away. In this video, I am attacking the problem...
by Paul | Aug 31, 2023 | Arts & Crafts, Farm & Homestead, Gamer Projects
#DIY #Wooden #Peg #Game #Triangle #Solitaire #Crackerbarrel If you’ve ever been to a Cracker Barrel Restaurant, or maybe a few independent truck stops or rural restaurants, you’ve probably seen or have even played with these triangular peg games. They are fun to play,...
by Paul | Aug 24, 2023 | Building Projects, Farm & Homestead
#DIY #Rural #Mailbox #Install #Hang #Homemade #Maine #Downeast In rural, Downeast Maine, we tend to hang our mailboxes from poles rather than mount them on posts near the road. This is because of heavy snow buildup during the “Wintah” months (which is most of the...
by Paul | Aug 17, 2023 | Building Projects, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead
#DIY #Garden #Planter #Fountain #Birdbath #Landscape #Homemade My wife decided she wanted to have a Garden Planter Fountain last May (2023), and she purchased a large clay pot while we were visiting her dad in Pennsylvania. She ordered a pump online and then the...
by Paul | Aug 10, 2023 | Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
#DIY #HarborFreight #HFT #Unboxing #Pedestal #Tools #Equipment I bought a tube roller from Harbor Freight over a month ago for use in some upcoming projects. I needed a stand for it and Harbor Freight used to offer a pedestal specifically for this tool, but they...
by Paul | Aug 2, 2023 | Building Projects, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Furniture Designs
#DIY #Rural #Homemade #Playground #Kids #Kitchenette I volunteered to build this Kiddy Playground Kitchenette for the Kid’s playground in the “Milbridge Commons” Park on Main Street in Milbridge, Maine, built and operated by a local non-profit organization: Women for...
