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WarmlyYours Radiant Heat It’s getting colder and it’s about time you made your home snow and ice-proof. And, though pretty awesome, the Snow Melting Dragon is probably not strong enough to handle the extreme conditions that are projected to come our way during this winter season. A few weeks back, the East Coast received an…
Store Your Window Protecting Plywood In The Hurricane Pouch The recent battering the eastern coast of the United States and Canada by Hurricane Irene has reminded us on how critical preparations must be made before a storm hits. Many home and business owners have adopted the practice of covering windows and doors with sheets of…
Are You Prepared For A Hurricane? Batten down the hatches — plus the windows, the doors and the roof — Hurricane Season 2011 isn’t done with us yet! Let’s talk hurricane preparation. As many East Coast residents discovered over the long, slow path of Hurricane Irene this past weekend, peace-of-mind comes when you invest in…
How to Protect Your Home From A Hurricane Dear Concord Carpenter, What should I do to protect my home from a hurricane? I live in-land 35 miles from the Atlantic coast. Thanks, A.D. Dear A.D., Unless you’re set for a direct hit I would take normal precautions of removing or securing items that can cause…
The COPS: Expedition Impossible: Episode 1 So many people have been asking for more of the behind the scenes story and what I was thinking that I finally acquiesced and decided to write about our days in Morocco. We left for Morocco in late March. You can imagine that training outdoors in Massachusetts was difficult.…
Live on a busy street? Near an airport? Or just prefer your castle to be a quiet and tranquil sanctuary? You can now choose windows for your home that reduce the transmittance of sounds into the home by more than 50 percent Impact-resistant Simonton StormBreaker Plus® windows and doors, typically installed in homes in geographic areas that…
Hull Oaks Sawmill Company Gary Katz recently wrote an amazing article on the Hull Oakes Sawmil Lumber Company. A family-owned, Douglas-fir cutting mill nestled in the foothills of the coast range northwest of Monroe, Oregon. Steam-Power Saw Mill Hull Oakes Sawmil may be the last steam-powered commercial saw mill in the country, and they’re one of…
Circular Saw Safety – Preventing Kickback The American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) recommends that individuals take the proper precautions to prevent hand-related injuries. Each year, thousands of people suffer maiming or amputations of their fingers or hands due to improper handling of power saws. Saw Injuries In a 2001 study, the Consumer Product…
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