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By Dave, August 15, 2007 3:43 pm

The Homemade Homemaker | Consumer and ethical living | Life and Health

Link found via Treehugger.

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By Dave, August 10, 2007 9:08 pm

Who Needs a Shopping Bag With a Mottainai Furoshiki? (TreeHugger)

Cool way to use a square piece of cloth to carry just about anything. No paper or plastic bag needed. I’m gonna download the pdf, print it out and practice these carry wrap ties on a large bandanna. Good stuff!

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By Dave, August 7, 2007 11:56 pm

Flickr: mikest’s photos tagged with brass

Wonderful work! I love the goggles! Too cool! Too many !!! points. Too late in the evening…

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By Dave, August 6, 2007 10:02 pm

Homesteading Today – Simple sawmill setup

The pix below are from the 4th post down and are owned by the poster. Reproduced here for my use only. This is the simplest setup I have seen for a stable, easy to operate, sawmill. I have bits and pieces of a sawmill and a chainsaw with Alaskan mill (actually seems to be based on the Alaskan mill design rather than actually using one) that I may use to build something similar. Cool!

Update Dec 31, 2008 – Here’s a link to fluidp’s post on his site about the sawmill. Thanks for commenting and helping folks with it. Have been somewhat (quite) lax about doing stuff on the site for a long time now. Will try to do better… 😉

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By Dave, August 3, 2007 9:56 pm

Wildwood Survival – Wilderness Survival – Shelter

Good stuff! Gonna have to build a brush hut this fall or winter just to try it out.

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By Dave, June 19, 2007 1:23 pm

Linux Today – Tuning LAMP Systems [Parts 2 & 3]

Mainly a link for me as I need to set up a local system for the ranch so we can use it over the wireless net here.

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By Dave, April 22, 2007 8:02 pm

*Play the Flute, Make a Flute* MARK SHEPARD’S FLUTE PAGE *Playing, Making, Fingering Chart*

I think I have linked to this site before but not sure so will do it again just in case. Interesting site on making your own flute from pvc. Good stuff!

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By Dave, February 5, 2007 12:09 pm

Web design tips & tricks
Just that. Worth the link.

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By Dave, February 5, 2007 12:06 pm

Thriving on Happy Accidents – This is my wheel…
Steampunk spinning wheel! Basic PVC spinning wheel that has been painted. Neat!

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By Dave, February 3, 2007 4:56 pm

Firewood

Burn wood? Bookmark this site! Good stuff!

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By Dave, January 7, 2007 11:18 am

geektechnique.org: DIY obsolete iBook logic board repair

I think a welding torch would set it on fire quicker. ;-)  Another link thanks to Steve!

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By Dave, December 28, 2006 2:02 pm

Inhabitat » GROW YOUR OWN TREEHOUSE

More of the grow your own.  Cool stuff!

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By Dave, December 28, 2006 1:59 pm

Introduction to growing your own furniture

Takes a bit of time but this is some really cool stuff!

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By Dave, December 26, 2006 10:47 am

christophermolloy.com » outdoor living » the 10 bushcraft books » huts & thatch (pt. 1)

Build a hut out of whatever materials are at hand.  Good stuff!  Lots more on this site.

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By Dave, December 26, 2006 10:43 am

Backyard Bushcraft

Lotta good survival and outback info as well as links to a lot of other info.  Thanks to Steve for the link!

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By Dave, December 22, 2006 7:22 pm

If you are thinking conventional construction check elsewhere. This is old style mixed with some new stuff. I use a tractor and chain saw. But I also have T augers to make big holes and use an axe and hatchet a lot in my building. A lot of things get put together with sheetrock screws but a lot of things get wood peg fasteners too. Some of my joints are mortise and tenion held together with rock screws. Tis whatever works easiest and best at the time.

Url for the album is:

http://www.technoprimitive.org/roundHouseConstruction/index.html .

The pix are commented to some extent. For discussion post here.

Comments, questions, helpfull hints go here or email me at depatty@fake-gmail.com just remove the “fake-“.

Flames and attacks please address to nobody@/dev/null

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By Dave, December 10, 2006 10:28 am

D.I.Y. Moustache Wax

I am using the half and half mix right now.  Half beeswax and half petroleum jelly melted and mixed together seems to be about right.  Toward summer it may be a bit too soft but will have to wait and see.  Course in the summer I tend to cut the facial fungus back a bit due to the heat here in the south.

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By Dave, November 30, 2006 11:16 am

Recover Data From a dead hard drive using ddrescue — Debian Admin

Sounds like a tool that should be in all system admin’s tool boxes/cd collections.

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By Dave, November 24, 2006 11:35 am

Fusor.net

Build a fusion reactor in your basement or garage now.  It’s as easy as machining stainless steel!  ;-)  Interesting site anyway.

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By Dave, November 23, 2006 10:38 pm

MAKE: Blog: Locksport International visual picking guide – in comic book form

Cool stuff!