DIY Poured Concrete Raised Garden Beds. Make these simple wooden forms and cast your own concrete garden boxes. In this part of the series I make my first attempt at simplifying the concrete forms for pouring the concrete garden box panels.
Poured Concrete Raised Garden Beds – Precast Mold Build PART 2 Read Post »
Hunting or foraging for Winter Chanterelle Mushrooms on Vancouver Island, BC. The wild mushroom, Craterellus tubaeformis, is also called the Yellow Foot or Yellow legs and it’s easily identified. We harvest, clean, and cook these delicious wild mushrooms. Our Winter Chanterelle wild mushroom recipe for flaky tarts is a homestead favourite.
Winter Chanterelle Mushrooms – foraging, cleaning, cooking Read Post »
Build your own Three Gable Timber Frame style Pavilion. Plans available for this Western Red cedar and Douglas Fir structure. No Timber Framing knowledge needed.
Three Gable Timber Frame Garden or Patio Covering Pavilion Read Post »
Build your own Post and Beam Gazebo. Plans available for this Western Red cedar and Douglas Fir gazebo. No Timber Framing knowledge needed to build the gazebo.
Build your own Timber Frame Gazebo. Plans available for this Western Red cedar and Douglas Fir structure. No Timber Framing knowledge needed to build the gazebo
Timber Frame Gazebo, Design, Plans & Build – Part 2 Read Post »
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 with simple joinery and posts on 10 by 10 centres.
Timber Frame Pavilion – Garden Gazebo Plan, Drawing Read Post »
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 a new chimney brush and flexible rod kit along with an ash vacuum by shop-vac. We also made fire starter bags from chainsaw wood curls. And we highlighted a wood stove fan by EcoFan.
Ash Vacuum Review, Chimney Sweeping & Cleaning Wood Stove Read Post »
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 review demonstrates the capabilities of this tool and it’s put to the test cutting heavy timbers.
Build your own firewood shelter with these Wood Shed Plans for Storage and Drying. Woodshed Plans available for download in PDF Format. This craftsman style Woodshed is made from cedar and fir.
DIY Wood Shed Plans – design build firewood Part 3 Read Post »
Build your own Timber Frame Style Firewood Shed for Wood Storage and Drying. Woodshed Plans available for download in PDF Format This craftsman style Woodshed is made from cedar and fir.
