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With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

A wrench (or "spanner" for those who use British English) provides grip to keep nuts and bolts from ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

When it comes to automotive maintenance, your tires often get the short shrift. Unless you get an ...

We like to think that our personal safety and the safety of our loved ones is ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

The three-point turn is used when you need to turn around, but the street is too narrow to complete a ...

Remember how in the book Hatchet, the pilot who's flying Brian up to Canada suffers a heart attack and ...

The bicycle is one of the greatest tools of self-reliance.  Without any need for electricity or ...

There was a time when learning to ballroom dance was part of every gentleman's education. You had to be ...

Last year, we noticed that our clothes would take a lot longer to dry in the dryer. After the typical ...

A knife’s functionality is only as good as its maintenance. Although there are dozens of ways to sharpen ...

Whether you’re cutting down a tree for firewood, a better view of the lake, or as a guarantee to never ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

Zippo lighters are cool. Opening up a Zippo lighter with a bit of flourish makes them even ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

Hammering may seem like the most basic tool technique known to man. And indeed, to the unskilled, ...

You’re on vacation and staying at a rental house with your future in-laws. They head out to do some ...

The OODA Loop — the OODA stands for Observe, Orient, Decide, Act — is a strategic tool designed to ...