I talk with Rick about how to stain wood, and his experience staining wood doors. We walk through preparing the wood, why pre stain conditioner is important, choosing the right stain, and how to apply polyurethane. Rick tell us all about it and then I add in some comments and suggestions when using wood stain....
How To Refinish Furniture with Serena Appiah From Thrift Diving
On the podcast today I am talking with Serena Appiah who does DIY furniture refinishing on her YouTube channel and website. We had an eclectic conversation about how to refinish furniture using liming wax, as well as how to upcycle furniture from the thrift store. The wood fired water heater I talked about is by...
Rain Gutters and Motion Sensors and The Obvious Answer GF Radio
Surfer Mike joins me to talk about DIY projects, rain gutters and the leaf free gutter systems. I then described my motion sensor dilemma to Mike. And Mike offers up a very simple solution. We then go on to plaster walls that have drywall on top of it, and how fun it is to work...
How To Declutter Using Ebay
Declutter using Ebay and make sure your stuff goes to a good place and is useful to someone. That's a huge thing with me. I have stuff, and I want to get rid of it, but I want it to be used by someone who needs it. I have way too many electronic and computer...
Better Garage LED Lights! GF Radio
Rick and I talk about the sliding barn door he is hanging up and how the maple syrup season ended fast and late for me. As always, we talk about LED lights, and the screw in shop lights that now light up Rick's garage. Buy them here: https://amzn.to/2DeyHfQ My two favorite YouTube channels for small...
What is the #trashtag? GF Radio Podcast
#trashtag is all about getting people to pick up trash. Not sure why people dump trash. I suggest an urban trash tag. Might work? Will from The Weekend Homestead co-hosts the show and it was his idea to talk about #trashtag. Will talks about the sliding barn door he installed at his house. Barn door...
Microphone Fails! GF Radio
I talk with Rick about our audio problems, and tangent into gardening, plastic packaging. Check out the GardenFork Amazon Shop: http://amazon.com/shop/gardenfork Amazon links are affiliate links Erin's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WIsailorgirl Her Blog: https://www.theimpatientgardener.com/seed-starting-gear/ Support GardenFork, become a monthly supporter on Patreon: http://patreon.com/gardenfork Get Our Email Newsletter: https://www.gardenfork.tv/sign-up-for-our-email-newsletter/
Install An Outlet In Your Sink? GF Radio
Will from The Weekend Homestead joins me to talk about his electrical work in his shower and sink 😉 We then move onto me testing my microwave. We then move into chainsaws and ordering firewood. And I talk about the YT Video class I am taking about how to improve your videos. Here is the...
Kombucha Brewing Tips + All Things Fermentation GF Radio
Danny joins us to talk about how to brew kombucha, and how to make ginger beer and other stuff in your kitchen. Danny has made kimchi, sourdough, hard cider all in his kitchen, nice. Danny walks us through how to make ginger beer, which is pretty darn easy to do. Add ginger to a jar,...
Twin Trunk Trees Will Get Stuck - GF Radio Podcast
Rick shares his desktop with Eric, but its safe for work! Here is the video Eric just released Eric talks about dropping a twin trunk tree that lodges in some other trees and why it takes so long. And thinking about replacing the carburetor on a small chain saw, go with the cheap clone? Excellent...
Electric cars pollute the same as gas cars - True or False? - GF Radio
We answer the question of do electric cars pollute as much as gas cars because they use electricity generated by coal fired power plants. We then wander into all electric cars. More and more people are buying them as companies make them. Don’t electric and hybrid cars need to have their batteries replaced at great...
What Is A Dumbwaiter? GF Radio
Will from The Weekend Homestead YouTube channel joins me to talk about cooking down apple butter, drilling into brick, and egress windows. I talk with Will about what to do when you have too many apples? You make apple butter! The apple corer rig we talk about in the show https://amzn.to/2SmvIHZ I was wondering about...
Straws, Oxo Carrot Peelers, And Over-Thinking - GF Radio
Straws are not the real problem, in my opinion. But the OXO carrot peeler is a success story well worth reading. On this podcast, I talk with Erin Schanen, friend and garden guru at The Impatient Gardener site and her YouTube Channel. We move through Erin's dog eating her USB headset, onto the topics we...
Fill In The Gaps Where You Are Weak with Rich Gee
High Performance Coach Rich Gee joins me to first talk about the inspirational quotes he posts on Instagram and then help me follow through on projects. Rich has been on the podcast before, listen here. The quotes we talk about on the show are on Rich's Instagram feed. Rich has a Brand Marketing & Strategic...
How To Restore A Weed Infested Garden
My blueberry bushes are the epitome of a weed infested garden. But I want to show you how I restore the weed infested garden bed, with some help from Troy-Bilt. They sponsored this post and provided some fine outdoor power equipment for me to use to restore this blueberry patch. I neglected my blueberries this...
How To Survive A Hurricane With Noreen From Noreen's Kitchen - GF Radio
Noreen tells us how to survive a hurricane, how to prepare for a hurricane, and how to help afterward. Hurricane Florence just went through North Carolina and Noreen's town was flooded. Noreen tell us what is was like to go through the storm, some of the ways they prepared, and how they are helping out...
The Forest Comes Alive With Mushrooms GF Radio 483
Will and Eric talk about how to identify mushrooms, using books and apps. And how Will did with some Fried Chicken Mushrooms. Will uses two foraging apps, Nature's Foraging and Nature Mobile. If you want to start learning how to identify mushrooms, I suggest learning from someone local. Ask around to see if one of...
Talking Through Vintage Hardware Catalogs - GFR482
Rick and Eric get together for the GardenFork Radio Podcast. This week: The Exec Prod's secret fishing hole? A note from Radio Mike about his thank you email sent to a teacher. Check out the GardenFork Amazon Shop: http://amazon.com/shop/gardenfork Really cool Apollo photos on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/people/projectapolloarchive/ Support GardenFork, become a monthly supporter on Patreon: http://patreon.com/gardenfork...