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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Trimming branches from trees leaves you with a slash pile that often needs to be hauled elsewhere. Thin branches that might not be ideal for ...

Burning wood for heat has several advantages: it's cheap, it burns hot and it's relatively better suited to places that are off-the-grid and rurally located. But some rightly argue that wood-burning ...

In previous videos George and I modified his Horizontial / Vertical log splitter to be a push through style wood splitter ...

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

Are you looking for things to make out of logs and branches? Build log birdhouses by learning how to hollow out a log for a birdhouse. Building bluebird houses from renewable resource materials isn’t ...

If you have access to a bunch of dry logs, you just need a way to mill them so the wood can be used for a project. John Heisz of I Build It has used an elaborate band saw mill method before, but this ...

During these cold winter months, a lot of folks use things like Duraflame logs for quick and easy fires, but if you'd like to save some money, you can make your own quick-start fire logs out of ...

An innovative beehive design by Gaia Bees helps fight colony collapse disorder while creating habitats that more closely resemble how bees live in nature. This DIY hive may not be designed for easy ...

Want a particularly creative way of displaying small, shiny trinkets around your home? Try this fun, inexpensive project and add a unique touch of style to your home decor! We went to Grace Bonney, ...