Solve Your Measurement Problems with a Construction Calculator

...futile since it made trips to the hardware store extra confusing and could lead to the sort of conversion errors that nearly brought down an airliner and contributed to the loss of a Mars orbiter. Counterintuitively, when doing any kind of carpentry or woodworking you should actually try to avoid measurements as much as possible. Instead, hold up parts, use full size plans, cut things to fit or use story sticks. But for estimating materials, you’l...

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Saturday Tweets: Mostly Bikes

...how the children are our future so we should teach them well and let them lead the way.https://t.co/iiFwAcbV4B — Bike Snob NYC (@bikesnobnyc) February 23, 2018 Congratulations to Keep LA Moving for this big win in Playa. pic.twitter.com/IDD6dtWPv7 — Peter Flax (@Pflax1) February 21, 2018 They should bring this trend back! #LAhistory https://t.co/PMI2WGot1q — Culinary Historians (@CHSoCal) February 24, 2018 This invasive species could result in th...

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening

...soil, we’ve got to grow our veggies in raised beds. There’s just too much lead and zinc in the ground, according to our local soil lab. Putting together three new beds recently got me to thinking about the ups and downs of gardening in raised beds. I thought I’d list off the pros and cons: Pros: Keeps roots away from contaminated soil. Good for disabled or elderly gardeners. Neat. If high enough, can keep out some critters–and keep veggies above...

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Will We Keep Keeping Chickens?

...ot of negatives for keeping chickens in our small, urban backyard. We have lead and zinc in the soil, so many predators that the hens have to live in what I call “chicken Guantanamo,” and a small irregular piece of property that makes using a chicken tractor impossible. While I built a generous run for our four hens, I really wish that they could wander more freely, but that’s just not possible where we live. Another big change that’s happened sin...

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Surface Walk with Nance Klehm Saturday February 11th

..., CA 90039 TICKETS $30 Ecologist and professional forager Nance Klehm will lead a walk at the Bowtie Project exploring the human uses and ecological functions of the native and spontaneous vegetation at the site. On this walk we will investigate how the vegetation relates to the ecology and vitality of the soil that supports it. Surface Walk is part of Nance Klehm’s Bowtie residency titled Double Pairing. Nance Klehm has been an ecological systems...

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