Tools

Floating on Snow: Using Snowshoes and Ice Cleats on the Homestead

My husband and I utilize both snowshoes and ice cleats.  When strapping either on to do chores, I thank our…

5 months ago

Zen and the Sport of Scything: Tai-chi or Golf?

I have to cut some hay.  It’s one of those must-do things.  If I put it off, I pay the…

2 years ago

Razor’s Edge Extreme Knife Sharpening

Learn How to Sharpen Knives at Home - Basic Knife Sharpening It only took me about 40 years to learn…

2 years ago

Homesteading Requires a Keen Edge: Knives on the Homestead

What’s the most oft-used tool on the homestead? Whether cutting vegetables for supper, field dressing wild game, butchering livestock, or…

2 years ago

A Farm-hand’s Life: Shearing Sheep

When the scraper first hits, the compacted, manure-laden hay feels like concrete.  There's just no easy way of getting through…

3 years ago

Chains I Love — Using Log Chains on the Homestead

If you live in the woods, then you absolutely, positively gotta have chains. I don’t mean the sort of chain…

4 years ago

Cutting Through the Mystery of Knife Types: Know Your Blades

Whether it be the kitchen, workshop, in automobile emergency-kits, or simply junk drawers around the house, shop, or barn, having…

5 years ago