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Pack a Pocketknife

Cary Rideout

How to Sharpen All Knives

Tom Larson

Fashion a Paracord Firearm Sling

Dennis Biswell

Scissor Sharpening Mysteries Revealed

Tom Larson

The Perfect Holiday Project: Routing Your Own Wood Signs

Lauren E. Dorsey

Owners of small rural acreages often find themselves with limited options when it comes to acquiring hay. Buying hay on the market can be expensive, and the quality may not always be up to your standards. Even if you have a hayfield on your property, if you don’t own baling equipment, your only option is […]

Maintain Your Home Generator So That It's Ready When You Need It

Loretta Sorensen

Considerations for Trail-Building on Your Rural Property

Bradley Rankin

Maintenance Tips for Farm Machinery and Equipment

Techron

Electric Pickup Trucks Coming to Market

Mercedes with moveBuddha

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Chainsaw Safety Considerations for Farm Use

Bradley Rankin

The first chainsaw I purchased was for storm-related, light-duty work at my home. With no previous experience and without much forethought, I bought it during a lunch break, because I had read it was the right thing to do. This chainsaw was a gas-powered Stihl MS 170 with a 16-inch bar and a 30cc engine […]

Chainsaw Challenges

Victoria Redhed Miller

Stihl FS40C String Trimmer First Use and Review

Allan Douglas

Portable DIY Air Compressor

Our Friends At Farmshow

Wood Stove Provides Warmth

Caleb Regan

Technology

Maintain Your Home Generator So That It's Ready When You Need It

Loretta Sorensen

The Best Homesteaders are Good Researchers

Jenny Underwood

Fabrics of Our Lives

Lois Hoffman

A New Style Of Selling

Keba M Hitzeman

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Tools

How to Bale Hay

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Pack a Pocketknife

Maintenance Tips for Farm Machinery and Equipment

Electric Pickup Trucks Coming to Market

Select a Smoker for Your Needs

Whittling Techniques

Chainsaw Safety Considerations for Farm Use

Lawn Mower Safety Tips

The Bushcraft Guide to Hunting Tools

Finding Magic in a Farm Furnace Installation

Tools Review: Harbor Freight Portable Torch Kit with Video

Fashion a Paracord Firearm Sling

Make Soap with More Lather

The Perfect Holiday Project: Routing Your Own Wood Signs

DIY Forged Iron Racks

A Farm Tractor Maintenance Guide

Gun Cleaning and Routine Home Gun Maintenance

Tackling Winter Equipment Maintenance Tasks

Extreme Cold Weather Generator Repair and Maintenance

Hand Tools

How to Sharpen All Knives

Fashion a Paracord Firearm Sling

Scissor Sharpening Mysteries Revealed

The Perfect Holiday Project: Routing Your Own Wood Signs

Machinery

How to Bale Hay

Maintain Your Home Generator So That It's Ready When You Need It

Considerations for Trail-Building on Your Rural Property

Maintenance Tips for Farm Machinery and Equipment

Electric Pickup Trucks Coming to Market

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Power Tools

Chainsaw Safety Considerations for Farm Use

Chainsaw Challenges

Stihl FS40C String Trimmer First Use and Review

Portable DIY Air Compressor

Wood Stove Provides Warmth

Technology

Maintain Your Home Generator So That It's Ready When You Need It

The Best Homesteaders are Good Researchers

Fabrics of Our Lives

A New Style Of Selling

Live The Good Life with GRIT!

Get the Nitty-GRIT-ty on Rural Living!