Email and texting have all but eradicated hand written letters. But your home still needs a mailbox. After all, who’s heart doesn’t pitter-patter at the sight of bills and other junk mail? Mine sure does! Plus it provides the bulk of my recycling bin’s daily fiber intake. In related news, I need to upgrade my ratty old blow-molded mailbox to something a little more substantial. If you’ve ever wanted to build and/or install your own curbside mailbox post, we’re going to walk you through the process. Read More
Woodworking
How To Build a Live Edge Table with Help From Magnetic Welding Squares
We don’t get an awful lot of free time on the farm, but when I do settle in for the evening I’ve been known to burn my free time up perusing the internet. It’s pretty easy to get sucked down one rabbit hole or another, but the ones that have captured my attention are the DIY projects that go from start to finish in about 3 minutes and 28 seconds. If only, right? When I saw one that required a chainsaw and a welder to build a live edge table I was intrigued. I happened to have a big maple log down in the woods and a pile of steel tubing in the shop – both perfect for the job. Coincidently the video appeared on the same day I received a couple samples of IMI magnetic welding squares to test for Home Fixated. It almost seemed pre-ordained. Read More
