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Stephen

About Stephen

Stephen hails from a family of DIY’ers, the delusion that no job is too big or complex to tackle on your own originally instilled by his father and further reinforced by his brothers, who are equally afflicted. His first real project was the complete restoration of an old farmhouse in Upstate NY, which was followed by another, setting the pattern. After 40 years in the wine and spirits business (sounds far more glamorous than the reality) he recently retired to an 80 acre “hobby” farm, where he will continue to “farm” until his retirement savings are exhausted. As a co-owner of 30 something bicycles (a devotee of the N+ 1 theory of bicycle requirements, where N=
the current number owned), he is typically found tinkering on his latest build or out testing said results. Stephen spends his spare time (face it, all of his time) drinking good coffee, currying homegrown produce or fixing whatever is currently non-operational. He also spends whatever time he can with an ever growing extended family. When his wife retires they plan to do as much cycle touring as their legs will allow.

Dewalt 20v Max Pole Saw – Nothing is Out of Reach

Dewalt 20v Max Pole Saw – Nothing is Out of Reach

Stephen November 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

Regular Home Fixated readers by now grown almost as tired as I have of our struggles to beat back nature, or at least achieve a draw on our 80 acre farm. Years of inattention and neglect have allowed opportunistic weed trees and shrubs to shrink our usable space as well as provide harbor for rodents and other pests that have hampered our efforts to harvest sufficient amounts of produce to sustain us through the year. I have featured a number of the DeWalt 20v Max outdoor power tools in previous posts, and the newest addition is the DeWalt 20v Max pole saw that DeWalt sent our way for review. Let’s take a stroll through the farm and see what my new favorite tool can do. Read More

Filed Under: DeWalt, Featured, Landscaping, Tools

How to Build a Rustic Woodshed – Cordlessly, With the Milwaukee M18 Fuel 12” Miter Saw

How to Build a Rustic Woodshed – Cordlessly, With the Milwaukee M18 Fuel 12” Miter Saw

Stephen October 25, 2020 1 Comment

I was fortunate enough to receive one of the new Milwaukee 12” M18 Fuel dual bevel sliding Compound Miter Saws a while back for testing and review. The intent was to highlight it in action while adding a large lean to onto the shop at our sheep farm. Unfortunately the pandemic hit us with a bit of a double shot, help with the project was hard to come by, and the price of building materials skyrocketed as said materials became almost impossible to find. Ultimately, I decided to take on a project much smaller in scale and to enlist the aid of the (very) senior writer here at Home-Fixated, who also happens to be my brother. Join us as we walk you through how to build a rustic woodshed – cordlessly! Read More

Filed Under: Featured, How To, Milwaukee Tool, Storage, Tools

How To Build a Live Edge Table with Help From Magnetic Welding Squares

How To Build a Live Edge Table with Help From Magnetic Welding Squares

Stephen July 24, 2020 2 Comments

Filed Under: Accessories, Featured, How To, Metalworking, Woodworking

The 20v Max DeWalt Pole Hedge Trimmer – It’s All Within Reach

The 20v Max DeWalt Pole Hedge Trimmer – It’s All Within Reach

Stephen June 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: DeWalt, Tools

The 20v Max DeWalt Folding String Trimmer – The New String Theory

The 20v Max DeWalt Folding String Trimmer – The New String Theory

Stephen June 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: DeWalt, Gardening, Landscaping, Tools

Incinerating Weeds with 500,000 BTU’s –  The Bernzomatic Magfire+ Outdoor Torch

Incinerating Weeds with 500,000 BTU’s – The Bernzomatic Magfire+ Outdoor Torch

Stephen June 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Bernzomatic, Gardening, Sponsored

The Ryobi 70 Piece Impact Bit Set – Picking Up the Pieces

The Ryobi 70 Piece Impact Bit Set – Picking Up the Pieces

Stephen May 22, 2020 1 Comment

Filed Under: Accessories, Ryobi

On the “Lamb” With the Ryobi One+ 18v Impact Driver Kit

On the “Lamb” With the Ryobi One+ 18v Impact Driver Kit

Stephen May 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Ryobi, Sponsored, Tools

Abounding Sound from The Klein Bluetooth Speaker w/Magnetic Strap

Abounding Sound from The Klein Bluetooth Speaker w/Magnetic Strap

Stephen April 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Gear, Klein, Tools

KEEN Utility Philadelphia Work Boots – One Step Ahead of the Devil

KEEN Utility Philadelphia Work Boots – One Step Ahead of the Devil

Stephen March 8, 2020 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Gear, Keen

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