I think that this is one of the better instructables I have seen lately. I think that this is a really awesome way of utilizing branches that come out of the garden but would otherwise take a couple of years to rot down. This is definately something that I will build once we get our … Continue Reading
A while ago I was given a bag of soap nuts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapindus). I have just finally gotten around to making up some liquid soap from them. The instructions that come with them say to use a cup of soap nuts to a litre of water and simmer for 20 minutes, which I followed. Oddly enough, … Continue Reading
Rural Craft Publications This page gives details of publications that provide detailed guides for people training in a range of traditional rural crafts. All of the publications listed below are available to download free from this website as PDF documents. Please note that the national crafts training programme is now delivered by Herefordshire College of … Continue Reading
First, a short shoutout to Amazon. They sent me an email trying to sell me stuff, so I googled one of the books and found a free online version. That book was this: Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them by Rolfe Cobleigh Believe it or not, it is from 1910! http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/device/devicesToC.html