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How To Replace a Zipper in a Jacket or Coat
If you read my last post on How Much To Charge To Replace a Zipper, I promised I’d be back to show you how to put in a new zipper. Here’s the jacket with the broken zipper: The zipper teet… more →
Sew for dough
Home Sweet Hootch
wrote 21 hours ago: A simple poncho lean-to constructed by a DTG student on 18 May 2013 During PAS-1. Knots used: Truc … more →
Community Watch: Build a Bench this Memorial Day Weekend!
wrote 1 day ago: Are you in the Houston area? Ever wanted to get started woodworking? Maybe you just enjoy benches … more →
What College Should Have Taught Us
wrote 3 days ago: I’m not going to lie. College was great. I learned a lot. Not necessarily school stuff, but about my … more →
Teachers Offer Advice on Getting Your Child ready for Kindergarten
wrote 4 days ago: The Question: My school is planning to have a “Getting ready for Kindergarten” night at … more →
College Grad Mathematics and English Literacy
wrote 1 week ago: NCEE has released What Does It Really Mean to Be College and Work Ready?, a study of the English Lit … more →
First, Plan Your Ride. Then, Be Ready To Scrap It.
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wrote 2 weeks ago: . Has this ever happened to you? You know exactly what you want to do during your ride. Your horse i … more →
Judging at the San Diego Fair 2013
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wrote 3 weeks ago: San Diego – Once again I was invited to be a judge for the International Exhibition of Photogr … more →
Prep for upcoming Bench Plane class
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Perhaps you are considering taking the class on Bench Plane Basics that is coming up on May 6th. If … more →
Jacques Pepin: How to Debone a Chicken
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wrote 3 weeks ago: The best video I have ever seen on how to do this process. Buy some chickens, do it and practice! Co … more →
Creativity and Basic Skills in Education
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Creativity is a complex subject. To say the least. It’s also a topic that creates a great deal … more →
Minimal Bench Plane Tuning
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wrote 3 weeks ago: A diamond in the rough (but not too rough) A few weeks ago I posted a “how to” bench pla … more →
Career? Development?
wrote 3 weeks ago: Both question marks are appropriate because I don’t even know… Did I mention? My … more →
5 reasons you should participate in the orientation workshop!
wrote 4 weeks ago: Did you know Distance Minnesota offers a free online orientation workshop? Below are five reasons w … more →
Walk, Run, Fly...
wrote 4 weeks ago: We’ve had a few questions as of late, thanks to WRSA’s (http://westernrifleshooters.word … more →
Buttermilk pancakes, some with berries
wrote 4 weeks ago: I had the loveliest day today. We took advantage of the National Trust’s free weekend to have … more →
Day Nine: How important I think Education is
wrote 1 month ago: Well, now this is an interesting topic to me. As a kid, in middle school and high school I thought t … more →
The Absolute Basic, But Much Ignored Skill for SHTF: Crawling
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wrote 1 month ago: Everybody can crawl, right? Sure. For about 3 feet. Until that ‘uber-chest rig’ or th … more →
Do It Yourself
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wrote 1 month ago: Two or three years back I was in the audience at a panel, held during the Turin Book Fair, whan one … more →
Learning to Study the Bible Using the Introduction and Summary
wrote 1 month ago: A lot of people say they want to learn how to study the Bible, but few take time to learn. I asked m … more →
