Coal’s Dusty Secret I’ve worked near power stations, and I’ve seen the piles — dull gray, soft as talc, stretching like dunes behind chain-link fences. That’s fly ash, the fine powder drifting up chimneys when coal is burned for electricity. There’s also bottom ash, which
Why I Switched to Composite Decking The truth about decks and Northwest weather Where I live, the rain doesn’t just fall — it soaks, sits, and slowly eats away at whatever it touches. Over the years, I’ve seen more decks rot from the inside out
Why I Still Love Drywall There’s something humble about drywall. It’s not glamorous. It doesn’t sparkle. It’s not even all that interesting to look at when it’s done — just a flat wall, ready for someone else’s paint. But that’s the point. Drywall is the
What in a Chisel is More than Just Steel You can tell a lot about someone’s relationship to their work by the way they handle a chisel. It’s one of those tools that never lies. You can’t fake precision, patience, or care when you’re guiding
