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Well crealbilly, I really love this thread and all your woodworking pics. If folks don’t mind, I’ll tell a little story. When I was in my mid 20s, I had a good friend and neighbour about the same age. We both enjoyed seeing fine woodworking and were looking for something other than boring...

Confession: For many years, I've followed the advice of some local oldtimers when it comes to tightening the wooden handles of axes, sledge hammers, etc. They advised me to use brake fluid—automobile brake fluid—thinned with a little water as a bath for soaking the head-end of the axe or sledge...

Compost, if it’s going to finish well and be usable in a fairly brief amount of time, needs aeration. I wanted a way to do some of that between major “turnings” with a pitchfork. Yesterday, I came across heavy-duty steel tent anchors for $4 each, and I bought one. This morning I cut off the...

This is what I made a couple days ago, while my wife is away & having to fend for myself. I made a whole-wheat crust and used our home-grown tomato sauce, onions, bell pepper, garlic, and (small) sliced zucchini. Can't take any credit for the olives, or the three kinds of cheese. I got two...

Coleman may just be the brand the compressor was sold under. My guess is that Coleman (or whoever actually manufactured the machine) might have replacement parts such as the electric motor and the piston-based compressor. But I'm not planning on using those, and my task is to adapt the tank to...

That's it. ;)

One day I went to the closest recycling place, nearby but much smaller than our “transfer station” (regional-district dump for our section of our valley and the village contained in it). The place I went is just a parking area with five bins. Though they’re not supposed to, some people leave...

Yeah, I like that pic too (nice autumn image). And I'll say also that I like this Pic of the Week feature we have here at SS. :)

Personally, I agree with the general sentiment about RoundUp. I've never used it, and instead we've used other methods for weed control (none of which are perfect, but they're not toxic). And like some have said above, ours is not a region in which much herbicide or conventional pesticide is...

I want to thank all of you for the flood of useful tested-in-the-real-world information. You've made this a worthwhile thread! :thumbsup

Interesting thread, sumi. Most of the terrain around here—up from the river, lake and creeks—is covered with conifers: cedar, hemlock, larch, and various types of fir, pine, and spruce. Around the water we have poplar-family trees, birch, some cedar, and here and there aspen, alder, or yew...

Thanks for all the replies.:) It seems that generally, amongst those who don't manage to totally avoid spill-overs directly onto stove surfaces, that EasyOff and similar lye-based products are acknowledged as most effective... with Mr Muscle getting a vote from the British Isles.

I definitely find that's the way it works here. Sometimes it's quid pro quo and sometimes just casual "help a person (or household) in need". To me, what's important is to give & be open to receiving. That's the substance of real friendship—as distinguished from "friendliness" and "acquaintance".

Okay. I wonder if possibly many people reading this are fine with using a product like EasyOff?

I could use a bit of advice from people here who do kitchen clean-up. I’m often the person in our home who does the heavy-duty stove cleaning. Besides a little propane unit and a barbecue, we’ve got an electric stove for everyday use. The old-school type with removable spiral burner elements...

Pawn shops in my part of the world sometimes purchase palletloads of police-auction things of similar description & range. These also are made up of things (stolen things, mostly) that have gone unclaimed or perhaps replaced via insurance claims. Not that I want to divert the thread... maybe...

I wish that like you, Milkmansdaughter and Mini Horses, I had some pics of booths and things from our annual fall fairs and other fairs. I searched for pics collected on my harddrive from local/regional events, and basically there's nearly nothing. Here's one, though... a carving by a man who...

Up here, above the 49th parallel latitude, we have various sorts of fairs. I've gone to "country fairs" (where people sell produce, value-added "cottage industry" food products, pies (frozen & fresh), grilled food, ethnic food, handmade knives, etc). There may be equestrian or dog competitions...

That sounds fine. People have all sorts of interests, so they make all kinds of boards. Like recipes, DIY house repairs, pro baseball or football, horses, tips for golfers, livestock-keeping info, motorcycles, woodworking projects and techniques, kinife making, on and on...

Just wondering. The "pins" (which are pics with descriptive notes) link usually to websites, Youtube videos, etc. Some people on Pinterest have a dozen topic-specific boards. I only have two, but I like what you can do and what happens on Pinterest. My first board, which I keep adding to, is...