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How to Make Old-Fashioned Gunpowder (with Pictures)

Black powder, the original gunpowder, can be made from sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate. However, you have to be very careful.

Nowadays, even basic bar soap is full of strange, caustic chemicals and perfumes. But this soap is made with olive oil and coconut oil.

Instead of removing tree stumps all at once, remove them gradually by growing delicious shiitake mushrooms. It’s easier than you think.

If you’ve always wanted a meat smoker but you can’t afford one, you have to watch this video. He builds a smoker out of two flower pots.

Unfortunately, washing machines take a lot of power. How do you use a washing machine when you don’t have electricity?

Check out these easy-to-make cleaning solutions that will change the way you shop, clean, and live in a home fit for families of all kinds.

Earthen ovens have been used for at least 2000 years. In these videos, you’ll learn how to make one and how to bake bread in it.

If you love to make bacon but are dumping all the grease down the drain, you should save it up and make a bacon fat candle instead.

This do-it-yourself cinder block bench is so easy, anyone can do it. All you need are 14 cinder blocks, six 4×4 posts, and some adhesive.

This series from Kentucky Homestead will give you a great idea of the kind of work involved restoring an old cabin.