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Mike Bruno on How to Make Live Edge Wood
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Mike Bruno on How to Make Live Edge Wood

To learn how to make live edge wood, you should first learn about the history behind why Mike Bruno makes furniture from these pieces. Three years ago, an elementary school in a suburb of Portland,...

GardenHow to Prune Blueberry Bushes and Care for Blueberry Plants

How to Prune Blueberry Bushes and Care for Blueberry Plants

For more information about how to care for berries, please check out Tara Austen Weaver’s new book, Growing Berries and Fruits. If you have a bit of space, there are few things more rewarding tha...

boccesThe Rules of Boules

The Rules of Boules

How to Play Boules, an Underrated Game for Family and Friends This article refers to the rules and background for boules/petanque, a French game similar to bocce. Garrett Wade sells a Set of Boule...

gardeningHow to Grow Your Own Victory Garden

How to Grow Your Own Victory Garden

The early 20th century call to grow your own fruits and vegetables finds new meaning in the age of COVID-19. When victory gardens first took root just as the United States was entering the first...

butter knifeButter Knife Crafting: A How-To

Butter Knife Crafting: A How-To

In these strange times of Stay at Home Orders and pandemic isolation, many of us are finding solace in creative expression. Whether that means caring for your sourdough starter like it’s a newly ad...

Anne BriggsAnne of All Trades on Making Things With Your Own Hands

Anne of All Trades on Making Things With Your Own Hands

“Making something has always been my passion,” says Anne Briggs, the energetic force behind Anne of All Trades: a blog, YouTube channel, and Instagram account where she chronicles a life devoted to...