Dave Boyt, Author at Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com/author/dave-boyt/ Rural Living for Pleasure and Profit Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:02:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://img.hobbyfarms.com/favicon.ico Dave Boyt, Author at Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com/author/dave-boyt/ 32 32 Barn Door Seals: How to Prevent Leaky Barn Doors https://www.hobbyfarms.com/how-to-seal-sliding-barn-doors-3/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/how-to-seal-sliding-barn-doors-3/#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:17:00 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/2015/12/22/how-to-seal-sliding-barn-doors-3/ Prevent Drafts From Zipping Through Your Barn As You Work.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/firewood-wood-for-burning/feed/ 0 Make Lumber & Money With a Portable Sawmill https://www.hobbyfarms.com/sawmill-portable-help-farm-lumber-make-money-income/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/sawmill-portable-help-farm-lumber-make-money-income/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:00:45 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=64872 A portable sawmill can be worth the investment. It can provide a source of wood for your own projects and give you a side business.

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