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Timber Frame Woodshed

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..

How Strong is Aircrete? – Tensile Test Lightweight Garden Box Panels

I test the tensile strength of aircrete garden box panels. These panels link together to make long lasting rot-proof garden boxes. I test 4 lightweight panels made from Aircrete. These panels were made in Part…

Gardening

How Strong is Lightweight Concrete – Tensile Test Perlite Vermiculite Lava Rock CSA Panels

I test the tensile strength of several lightweight concrete garden box panels. These panels link together to make long lasting rot-proof garden boxes. I test 4 lightweight panels made from Perlite, Vermiculite, Lava Rock with…

Building Projects

Build a Curved Rafter Cedar Pergola

For this blog post I'd like to go back and revisit a pergola I built a few years ago. This build was prior to the launch of this YouTube channel but the construction and assembly…

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Building Projects

Make Concrete Garden Boxes PART 1 – Complete Precast Form Build

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…

Building Projects

Make Concrete Garden Boxes PART 2 – Complete Precast Form Build

Make your own Concrete Garden Boxes! This is PART 2, showing a simpler method that uses standard framing lumber. You can build these forms and precast your own 48", 36", or 24" reinforced concrete panels…

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Building Projects

Make Lightweight Concrete Garden Boxes – PART 3 with Lava Rock, Vermiculite, and Aircrete

Make your own Lightweight Concrete Garden Boxes! This is PART 3, showing options to make your garden boxes from lightweight concrete. You can build these forms and precast your own 48", 36", or 24" reinforced…