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Looks like a shin barker to me!

I thought we were being told that his sausages didn't write in journals.

Well done!

Years ago, we planted potatoes by tossing them on the ground and then covering with a layer of straw, followed by some more potatoes and then more straw. I don't recall how many layers we used but if I remember right the final layer needs to be 10" of straw. I was always pleased with the ease...

Yesterday, decided to round up all the cast iron parts that had accumulated in the shop over the years and load them up with my scrap aluminum for a trip to the scrap metal yard. I always try to wait till I am sure I have enough to cover the gas and the car wash afterwards - place is always a...

Yes, I was thinking the house was to the left, because I am used to seeing "Y" drives where the base is from the road and the arms go to the buildings. I would still do the expansion on the left for 2 reasons - first you have more room there according to you and second I think the turn from the...

Based on my personal experience with delivery drivers, it won't matter because they will still drive on the dirt. Don't know if you ever drive between your 2 structures, but if you do, I would make modifications on the left to facilitate that and provide an easier turn around place.

That wood shed blows me away. My grandparents once heated with coal and then switched to wood and would fill the old coal bin with wood. That has been a lot of years ago and I don't have any clear recollection of how much wood it held or how often they refilled it, but that wood shed has far...

That is a lot of firewood!

I usually encounter this problem when the t-handle gets bumped out of the retention slot in storage. Over time, the strong spring will gradually push the plunger past the grease leaving enough grease to lube a few zerts and then seeming to run out. If I remember to pull the t-handle all the way...

I absolutely love my bike. It is a 1999 Trek 7300. On my most recent ride (before the latest snow and arctic blast), I discovered I had some side-to-side slop in my handlebars. Determined it could be corrected by tightening the two bolts on the front of the stem. Before I did that, I decided...

That is a fascinating hobby/side business you developed. Back when I was in software development, the last thing I wanted to do in my off time was think about computers and software, though I did go through a phase of building my own PCs and writing a program for a TI994A to solve hidden word...

I only lube the bearings on the rollers - if they are functioning correctly, they roll up the track. The only reason I can see to lube the track is if you are trying to drag a frozen roller up the track.

Are you going to eliminate the door opener? Based on appearance it would appear the opener is too thick to allow your vehicle under it and the garage construction would appear to preclude the type of opener that works from the side of the opening.

If that were mine, I would be tempted to take the top off and then send the legs to a powder coater to sand blast and powder coat. While that was out, I would be tempted to rip the top lengthwise into strips I could run through my planer to get the sections back flat and the same thickness, and...

I would never use a 7' tall door if you are involved in car related hobbies. You never know when you might have a van or other tow vehicle too tall for 7'. Nothing wrong with L shaped structure - personally I think shape should be determined by lot layout. If the 2 sections are to be open to...

That looks far better than any Craftsman tool I ever saw!

Found out my new heated ultrasonic cleaner will not arrive till middle of next week and got impatient with the gerber. I had been soaking it with WD40 for days. Today, I took it out to the shop and used a pic to knock out some crud in some of the cracks and then blew it clean with compressed...

Decided it was time to take a trip and enjoy a different environment and try out my new metal detector on a beach. Drove to Biloxi, MS. Saw these strange barge like boats on the water. Is this some kind of specialized fishing rig? One of my finds was this Gerber knife which was about 8...

I get where you are coming from. You are lucky if you have family members that are willing to continue preserving the family history. My observation is that all too many younger people have no interest in older things. When I was helping my mom downsize to assisted living years ago, many of the...