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Sometimes Being a Dad Doesn’t Mean You Have To Be Their Father

June 17, 2010 by Jake Thomas

By: Hal Jones Father’s Day Special Feature This weekend is Father’s Day and I am taking this opportunity to thank all of the dads

Filed Under: Gift Ideas

Bosch Speed-X Masonry Drill Bit, Faster-Deeper and Deeper-Faster.

June 16, 2010 by Jake Thomas

One of the cooler demonstrations we had at Bosch was the new technology used in its Speed-X Masonry Drill Bits. The rig used to test the bits received a lot of positive

Filed Under: Tools Tagged With: Bosch, Drill Bits, Tool News, Tools

Bosch PS 31 Two Speed Drill/Driver

June 11, 2010 by Jake Thomas

When Bosch first introduced this little drill at its 2009 World Media Event, the woodworking editors salivated over getting

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Tools Tagged With: Bosch, Tool News, Tools

Grizzly Tool’s Polar Bear Hybrid TableSaw G0715P

June 11, 2010 by Jake Thomas

Check out Grizzly Tools  new Hybrid Tablesaw  in dazzling white with an incredible introductory price. Introductory price is $758

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Tools

Husqvarna’s New 27 Horsepower Garden Tractor, The Power to Get the Job Done

June 11, 2010 by Jake Thomas

Husqvarna’s  LS series garden tractors with side discharge are ideal for large properties. They feature wide cutting decks, extra heavy-duty chassis, first-class ergonomics

Filed Under: Gift Ideas, Outdoor Living, Tools Tagged With: Outdoor Power Equipment

Family Garden Project Update Number Three June 10, 2010

June 10, 2010 by Jake Thomas

Topsy Turvy Planter has really come to life after three weeks

I miss weeding.  These inverted/upside-down, “Topsy Turvy”  planters have taken away weeding as an excuse to get outside for some quite time.  Basically, I water every other day and add fertilizer every

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Home Improvement, Outdoor Living

Family Gardening Update Number Two

May 27, 2010 by Jake Thomas

Inverted Tomato Planter Made by Topsy Turvy after two weeks

It has been two weeks since we planted the patio planter and already we are seeing blooms and some fruit setting. You can see from the below images how sturdy the plant stems are. Since the potting soil had fertilizer already in it,

Filed Under: Home Improvement, Outdoor Living, Weekend Projects Tagged With: Gardening with kids, gardens, inverted gardening, patio gardens, topsy turvy planters

Steps to Opening a Swimming Pool

May 26, 2010 by Jake Thomas

Pools are often slimy green following winter closure

Ok, so I admit it. I hate taking care of a swimming pool. But I hate my mother paying a pool service even more and so I begrudgingly take care of hers.  People who don’t own pools see them as glamorous icons of luxury. Those who have owned them, usually see them as open holes […]

Filed Under: Outdoor Living Tagged With: pool chemical, pool opening, swimming pool, swimming pool maintenance

Serpentine Belt Replacement on a F-250 Turbodiesel

May 25, 2010 by Jake Thomas

It’s a bad day when while driving on the hottest day of the year, your air conditioner suddenly fails, you try and slow down to pull off and see what is wrong and discover that you have no brakes, and pulling off of the road is like wrestling a steer on the way to slaughter and […]

Filed Under: Automotive

Father’s Day Gift Ideas

May 25, 2010 by Jake Thomas

Extreme How-To will be suggesting some ideal Father’s Day gifts during the next few weeks. Today’s suggestion is for the dad who appreciates fine-quality workmanship and practicality in his tools. Stihl has long been recognized as a leader in outdoor power equipment, and with its new Pole Saw, it continues to lead the way.Powered by a […]

Filed Under: Tools Tagged With: outdoor power tools, Tools

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