Hand tools, power tools, old tools, new tools; they all have a place and purpose. Here at MAN about TOOLS you’ll find tool reviews and other projects we have created on our little homestead farm in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. We will be posting these projects regularly on this site and on YouTube. Subscribe and see all our videos here.
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My good friend Connor and his wife Sara asked me to help them build a pavilion in their back yard. They wanted a timber frame three gable structure so I modelled up a design in…
We wanted to build an open structure as a center piece for our garden and as a shady spot to sit, work, or socialize. I wanted it to be built in a timber frame style…
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Mud, silt, and sediment removal and pumping from a shallow well. Well Sediment builds up over time and needs to be removed. Dug well cleaning of mud can be a daunting task. First you have…
Make your own Concrete Garden Boxes! Build the forms and precast your own 36" reinforced concrete panels that lock together to make long lasting and durable concrete garden boxes. See the complete build video that…
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Time to get the wood stove ready for winter. We have a high-efficiency wood stove and need to sweep the chimney of creosote and clean the ash buildup inside the stove. This year we tested…
For my Timber Frame Style Woodshed project and Garden Pavilion Build, I used this jigsaw to cut curved profiles in the ends of 6" x 6" beams and in rafters. This Bosch Jigsaw model JS470EB…
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Concrete Garden Box Panels Version I – Digital Plan
USD$ 5.00Concrete Garden Box Panels Version II – Digital Plan
USD$ 5.00Concrete Garden Box Plan Bundle
USD$ 7.50Firewood Cutting Jig – Digital Plan
USD$ 5.00Three Gable Pavilion – Digital Plan
USD$ 5.00Timber Frame Pavilion – Digital Plan
USD$ 5.00Timber Frame Woodshed – Digital Plan
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