Cutting Dovetail Joints With a Router Jig

January 5, 2018

Design

...lf-blind dovetails: Image: Wikipedia. Since I’m working on faced drawers I used through dovetails. I hope to make some furniture soon that will make use of half blind dovetails. To cut my dovetails I used a router and jig both made by Porter Cable. There are some other jigs on the market that work just as well but, judging from the reviews, I’d avoid the cheap models. Setting up a dovetail jig is a time intensive process and somewhat confusing in...

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Solar Oven Triumph: Fluffy Egg Strata

Mrs. Homegrown

July 5, 2016

Recipes, Solar, Solar Oven Summer

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...stale sandwich-sized sourdough rolls for mine.• 2-3 cups grated cheese. I used half good cheddar and half good Parmesan, because that was what was in the fridge. • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives A couple of sprigs of fresh thyme (leaves stripped, stems discarded) • 2 tablespoons melted butter, plus more for baking dish • 8 large eggs • 2.5- 3 cups milk (I kept topping it off so I kind of lost track of the exact quantity. Also, I used an equal...

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Waxed Cloth Food Wrap (Made in a solar oven for bonus self-righteousness points)

Mrs. Homegrown

June 2, 2016

Domesticus, Food, How-to, Solar Oven Summer

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...d on. In case you missed the craze, these food wraps are simply beeswax infused cotton cloth. Their purpose is to help replace plastic wrap and baggies to some extent. They can also be molded over bowls as a light cover–not an air tight cover, but are likely as effective as laying a plate over the bowl. Waxed cloth can also be fashioned into envelopes to carry snacks. They can be used over and over, and re-waxed. They can also be washed with cold...

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Ghee for the skin

Mrs. Homegrown

January 30, 2015

Body Care, Herbal Medicine

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...ly soothes dry and chapped skin. For instance, during my last head cold, I used it on my much-abused nose. The ghee saved my nose and my lips from a terrible case of chapping. I always keep my lips and nose balmed-up during a cold, but the ghee worked better than anything else I’ve ever used, in terms of absorption, relieving discomfort and quick healing. Since then, I’ve been using it on my face and hands to fend off the dry, itchy skin of winter...

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De-Cluttering for DIYers, Homesteaders, Artists, Preppers, etc.

Mrs. Homegrown

February 9, 2015

Cleaning, Tidying up

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...which is taking up half a kitchen drawer? Or that rossette iron which you used once, five years ago? Trim your equipment to the most loved and the most used. You’ll find you can very well do without the excess stock. Should you ever regret getting rid of something you had, because suddenly you realize you could use it for a certain project, trust that you can either do without it– suck it up and work around the problem–or borrow it, or find it in...

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