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frugality

How to save fuel when driving?

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art

Oil paint as wood stain?

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music

Cigar box guitar and variations

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meaningless drivel

Permies' lived experience versus AI

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finishes

What happens if you mix hydrated lime with Plaster of Paris? (Making frescos with kids)

18 replies 2 3 23

wheaton laboratories

Harry the boot (BEL)

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gardening for beginners

victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

21 replies 2 29

tinkering with this site

can bamboo have it's own forum...?

42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 40

low tech

Winnerwell Foldfast Oven question

20 replies 9 25

meaningless drivel

Youtube gone all choppy?

15 replies 9

meaningless drivel

Last time you flew commercial

35 replies 7 27

wheaton laboratories

rocket mass heater jamboree October 5-9 2026

71 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3 2 71

rocket mass heaters

Heavy Snow, The Smoke Shack takes a direct hit

19 replies 26 36

meaningless drivel

How Much of the World's Knowledge is Readily Available on the Internet?

31 replies 1 25

meaningless drivel

If you had $200 (or $1000) to improve your long term resilience, how would you spend it?

27 replies 35

meaningless drivel

Dragon Art

10 replies 14 29

music

Where to put the guitar, ukulele, or other string instrument?

16 replies 2 13

sculpture

How do you cut out eyeholes in a papier-mâché mask?

7 replies 11

meaningless drivel

Boot problem question

13 replies 1 8

medicinal herbs

What medicinal herbs do you recommend beginners start with?

36 replies 1 24 1

paul wheaton's pseudo blog

sleaze and anti-sleaze (or, soul building to cure a flood of sleaze)

41 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3 2 36

wood burning stoves

Anybody used these Barrel Stove Kits?

20 replies 1 2 25

berries

Wind Blocks and Bird Deterrent

25 replies 4 14

art

PleinAirpril - April art challenge

6 replies 7 6

meaningless drivel

How do you name your pets?

17 replies 1 26

woodworking

Cherry wood - what to do with it?

22 replies 1 11 13

biochar

Anyone making biochar from seaweed?

27 replies 1 1 23

meaningless drivel

Baby talk that's been promoted to real talk?

19 replies 1 9

meaningless drivel

what is the advantage to an 'app'?

13 replies 23

solar

Solar panel angle for grid tie vs. summer offgrid vs. yearround offgrid

14 replies 2 1

meaningless drivel

Dear Abby, My Hounds Refuse to Eat Store-Bought Carrots

13 replies 1 3

homeschooling

Marbling cloth with natural pigments & shaving cream??

15 replies 2 11 15

music

What is an Erhu? (And other 1 or 2 string bowed instrument)

5 replies 9 5

gardening for beginners

Whole-diet Garden Plan Feedback

16 replies 4 6

tinkering with this site

public discussions

5 replies 23

rocket mass heaters

Shorty Core + Oven Single Skin Bell Build

16 replies 27 24 4

tiny house

Emergency Dome fm 12 4x8 Plywood Sheets

17 replies 7 9

rocket ovens

Andalusian Pizza Rocket

14 replies 5 25

books

Single best book that helped you with gardening?

18 replies 3 23

gardening for beginners

How to use dry sunflower stalks in my soil?

13 replies 10

tacos and bacon

How to play "it's raining tacos " on guitar

3 replies 1 1 1

wood burning stoves

Mini wood-burning cookstove for a tiny house

18 replies 3 12 32 1

music

The history of the guitar

2 replies 3

personal care

Bar Soap vs Liquid Soap

17 replies 10

seeds and breeding

Treating seeds to kill disease

5 replies 12

bicycle

I just bought a crappy looking bike. Not a department store bike.

10 replies 8

wofati and earth berm

Water vs. Structures on slopes

15 replies 3 5

meaningless drivel

Did you know that _____ are absolutely terrified of _____?

4 replies 10

sewing

Sewing a Tote Bag

4 replies 4

meaningless drivel

Vegetarian coffee

17 replies 1

cooking

Electric Pressure Cooker with custom-temp thermostat

5 replies 1 3

animal fibers

Wool bath mat, what are your thoughts?

12 replies 8

gear

Could use some advice on pole chainsaw use. (limbs pinching the chainsaw bar.)

7 replies 1 4

seeds and breeding

Squirrels ate my fava bean, and snow pea, seeds right away

8 replies 2

goats and sheep

For those of you who use a warming box or similar

3 replies 2

upcycling

upcycle restaurant table-top convection oven?

12 replies 2 6

meaningless drivel

Should the door be open?

9 replies 2 8

hedges

Welcome to the new hedges forum!

6 replies 9 16

cattle

Do Oxen have a purpose in the modern day?

7 replies 4 2 4

tinkering with this site

PEP BB Re-submission Button?

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