Category: Home & Outdoor

Buck 119 Special Hunting Knife

Knife Review: Buck 119 Special Hunting Knife

Sometimes, in order to test a knife, ripe red tomatoes must die. The Buck 119 Special fixed-blade hunting knife that I recently purchased was certainly more than a match for a couple of tomatoes and some spinach. In fact, the Buck 119 Special is definitely one of the sharpest knives that I’ve used in recent…
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Buck Summit Knife a Smart Buy

Buck Summit Knife a Smart Buy

The market if flooded with all sorts of survival and outdoorsman’s knives promising much and often delivering little other than disappointment. Quality knives are cherished by their owners for dependability, versatility and effectiveness. A knife lacking in any one of these qualities could mean either a lifetime spent on the shelf collecting dust, in the…
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Animals on Chinese Military Rank Badges

Animals on Chinese Military Rank Badges: Nine Different Animals Depicted on Military Mandarin Squares

Unlike the civil ranks, whose squares could be purchased towards the end of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), military positions were prized by the Manchu army, and it is unlikely that ranks were sold to the conquered Chinese. Also upper-class Chinese disliked and were uninterested in the military positions of the Manchu, so were unlikely to…
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Cardboard Box Furniture for Kids

Cardboard Box Furniture for Kids

Playroom Chairs and More Whether you’d like your little girl to have a tv chair that suits her size, or your kids have a nice playroom but no furniture, you can easily hook them up with ordinary cardboard boxes. You might not think that a cardboard box would make a supportive or beautiful chair but…
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Why-Do We Need to Do The Blower Door Test

Why Do We Need to Do The Blower Door Test?

Well blower door tests are often done by the construction workers in commercial buildings. Sometimes these tests are also done in the construction sites of the residential buildings. There are companies which specializes in these blower door tests which you can hire for your project. With a blower door test you can find out if…
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Garage Door Maintenance 101

Garage Door Maintenance 101

Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure to work with garage door installers all over the world. While garage door installation is different just about everywhere you go due to building codes, wind loads and general installation practices, one thing doesn’t change no matter where your garage door is located-and that’s basic maintenance. But before…
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Three Good Reasons to Buy Furniture at Public Auction

How can reading the Sunday paper save you hundreds or even thousands of Dollars? Check out the auctions in the classifieds section. There are several different types of auctions and for the purpose of this article, I will focus on estate or consignment auctions. Estate auctions may be held onsite (virtually anywhere) or at a…
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Embroidery Floss Organizer

Embroidery Floss Organizer

Something like thread is fairly easy to organize because it’s on a spool. Embroidery floss, however, is a little more challenging. It comes with that little paper wrapped around it and, once that’s removed, you have loose floss that can be difficult to organize. When you have lots and lots of different floss colors you…
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Why Some Families Have to Keep the Refrigerator Locked

Why Some Families Have to Keep the Refrigerator Locked

For families that have someone in their family with Prader-Willi Syndrome, it is common to keep all places where food is located lock. Individuals with Prader-Willi Syndrome are determined to get food at any cost. Prader-Willi Syndrome is rare with only 1 person in every 12,000-15,000 have been diagnosed with this. Check out here at…
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How to Cut Holes in Ceramic Tiles

How to Cut Holes in Ceramic Tiles?

Are you working on ceramic tiles? Do you want to install ceramic tiles in a bathroom? If you want to use the ceramic tiles in your bathroom or kitchen company, then you have to install them properly. As you already know that you might have to cut spaces in the tiles to fit them over…
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