Steve Maxwell
Steve Maxwell and his wife Mary live on a 90-acre modern homestead on Manitoulin Island, Ontario in a stone house they built with local materials beginning in 1985. Steve is Canada’s longest-running home improvement and how-to columnist and editor of Home and Property. He divides his time working on the land, building things large and small, and creating articles and how-to videos that teach sustainable, self-reliant, hands-on living skills. www.baileylineroad.com
Backup Power

Backup Power

Easiest Way to Connect a Generator to a House

Old Pickup Truck Story

Old Pickup Truck Story

Watch the story of two trucks and 30 years on a Canadian homestead #SteveMaxwell​ #HarrowsmithMag​ #F250

Manual Labour a Great Teacher for Kids

Manual Labour a Great Teacher for Kids

In the mid-1970s, my mom and dad hired a builder to add a garage onto our cookie cutter bungalow. The man’s name was Andy Steier, a Hungarian Jew...

Frost Seeding

Frost Seeding

Watch this 5 1/2 minute lesson one way to improve pastures in cold climates. It’s called frost seeding, and you’ll see it happening with a 65-year-old classic tractor.

Tape Measure Torture Test

Tape Measure Torture Test

See what happens when a 1/2-ton drives over this tape
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Great Saw Blades Mean Building Better

Great Saw Blades Mean Building Better

If you’re gearing up to build a deck, dock, picnic table, gazebo or verandah, you should know how much hand-held circular saws have improved.

Unique Generator Empower Homeowners

Unique Generator Empower Homeowners

They don’t make things to be repaired like they used to, but every so often I find a company that bucks this trend. It happened most recently as I...

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