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Your fingers go white in the cold and that's the tool talking

Vibration white finger creeps up on weekend builders too, and by the time you notice it, most of the damage is already permanent.

GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Make a good pair of shoes last ten years

Cedar trees, twenty minutes of polish and one honest look at the welt will get more out of your shoes than buying new ones ever will.

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GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawOct 3, 20267 min

The Ten Minutes Before You Start a Chainsaw After a Storm

Chaps, chain tension, a clean air filter and fresh fuel. The checks that keep a cleanup Saturday from ending in the emergency room.

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Health5 min read

Cold Showers Do Most of What a Cold Plunge Does

A tub with a chiller costs thousands and needs maintenance. Your shower is already plumbed. The difference is smaller than the sales page says.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Reproofing a waxed jacket without ruining it

A tin of dressing, a warm room and two hours of patience will get another decade out of a jacket most people replace far too early.

GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The 20 Tools Every Homeowner Needs and What to Pay for Each

Spend where your hands go every time, save where they don't, and rent the rest. Real brands, real price ranges, and the four you shouldn't buy at all.

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GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The tools to buy first when you buy a house

Three budgets, what each one really covers, and the gear you should rent instead of owning.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Resole the boots you already broke in

How to tell whether your boots can take a new sole, what a good cobbler will and won't do, and when to stop throwing money at them.

GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The mower that won't start, and the order to check it

Nine times in ten it's the fuel, not the engine. A working order for diagnosis, and the point where you stop and buy a new machine.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideGearWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

Buy the cheap drill. Never buy the cheap jack stands.

A working line between the tools where price buys you nothing and the ones where it buys you a finished job and ten fingers.

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GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 22, 20265 min

Leather fails from neglect long before it wears out

Most leather that gets thrown away was never worn out. It was dried out, cooked by a radiator, or drowned in oil by someone trying to help.

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GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Turning a storage garage into a working shop

Light, power, wall space and one bench you can always get to. The order you do it in decides whether anything ever gets finished.

GuideGearWes DunbarSep 22, 20266 min

Build Your Toolkit One Job at a Time

Skip the 200-piece set. Buy the tool the job demands, learn what it does, and end up with a box that's all useful.

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GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 22, 20265 min

How to buy a laptop that's still good in five years

Most laptops don't die. They get slow, swollen and unrepairable — and almost all of that's decided the day you buy.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

Style5 min

The dryer is why your clothes wear out early

Gear6 min

The Pocket Knife You'll Still Be Carrying In Ten Years

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 22, 20266 min

Raise a burr, and the rest of sharpening follows

One skill, one piece of feedback, and about fifteen minutes to learn it. After that your chisels, kitchen knives and axe all get easier.

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Preparedness5 min read

Find your water main before the basement does

A burst pipe gives you about a minute to remember where the valve is. Find it on a dry Saturday instead, and learn which way it turns.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

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