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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.
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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
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...
Timber Man
Every so often I discover someone whose passion for craftsmanship is strong enough to endure a lifetime spent doing something else. That’s why...
Self-Directed Home Schooling
Home schooling is increasing in popularity across North America, and over the years we’ve done some home schooling here at our homestead at the end...
Deep Well Hand Pump
Watch Steve Maxwell install a Deep Well Hand Pump alongside an electric pump, for fresh well water anytime.
Rooftop DeIcing, Canadian Style
Watch the installation of a unique system designed in the Great White North, the Edge Cutter System
Woodstove door gasket replacement an easy necessity
Woodstoves and air-tight fireplaces aren’t exactly a high-tech way to heat your home, but millions of northern people happily rely on them for two...
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