Feed the Wolf
“Go To It!” – The Call Men Long to Hear
White Fang knew what he was good at. His master knew as well. Maybe we men get the call to ‘Go to it’ before we know what we are good at, but I have a feeling that we don’t; we long to hear it, and it comes at our time.
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Man to Man: Cutting the Apron Strings
Although families are more detached than ever, there is still a tendency for some men to be momma's boys for the rest of their lives. As men, we've got to learn to cut the apron strings.
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How to Frame a Coffee Sack with Pallet Boards
If you like coffee, and I know you do, and you like rustic, manly, hardwood, hand-made wares to adorn your roost, this project is for you! Here is how to frame a coffee sack with pallet boards.
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Dec 30, 2014
Creating a Yearly Retrospective with Start. Stop. Keep.
New Year’s resolutions are sooo last year! Really, creating resolutions, and inevitably breaking them, has become so cliché that it’s not even worth writing an article about. However, there is something to be gained by looking back on the last year and forward to the new year and thinking about how you have grown ...
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How to Make a Bow Stringer
Whether you picked up a used recurve or long bow at a yard sale, outdoors store, or made your own, a serious bow will take some serious strength to string. You can pick up a bow stringer for about $10-$15 or you can make your own in about 10-15 minutes. Here’s how to do it.
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Good Will Towards Men and the Lessening of Christmas
“When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?” – G.K. Chesterton, Christian Author and Apologist, 1874-1936
I believe everyone is familiar with this Christmas saying, whether or not they ...
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4 Camping Tricks with Forked Sticks
A forked stick has a number of uses, particularly around the campfire. Here are a four ways you can use them as mentioned in Outdoor Life’s Complete Book of Camping (1971).
How to Use Forked Sticks Around the Campfire Trick 1: Securing a Dingle Stick
A dingle stick is used to hold ...
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How to Tie the Whip Knot
The Whip or Whipping Knot is one of the first knots you will learn in scouts because it is so versatile and so easy. It can be used to “whip rope” as shown in the illustrations below — a technique used to prevent further fraying of rope ends — or to lash items together and ...
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Real Men Wear Shorts…During Winter!
Have you ever wondered why men wear shorts during the winter? According to Adam Noll, it's because they're real men! The following article is a guest post from @ThatOutDoorGuy that explains this trend.
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Why Every Man Should Keep a Handwritten Journal
Sometimes the day goes by — or the week(s) — and you can’t remember anything of significance that took place. We find ourselves saying, “Is it really December already?” or “Where did the year go?” or "When did my kids grow up?" These types of questions are just a part of why every man should keep a handwritten journal.
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The History of Flannel (and Why Men Love It!)
“Man at his birth is content with a little milk and a piece of flannel; so we begin, then presently find kingdoms not enough for us.” – Seneca, Roman Philosopher, 4 BC-65 AD
There may be no apparel which so closely relates to manliness as flannel. A man clad in that thick ...
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Routine Will Kill You
“The less routine, the more life.” – Amos Bronson Alcott, American Teacher, Writer, Philosopher, and Father of Louisa May Alcott, 1799-1888
This article was inspired by a story a friend relayed to me. It wasn’t told with the intent of imparting a moral lesson, rather, something of a humorous and “Can ...
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