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Making soap from scratch is an incredibly satisfying craft. Whether using tallow that you render yourself, or a blend of the many vegetable oils now available, it’s hard to describe how earthy and self-reliant it feels to stack a batch of freshly cut[...]

A list of some skills you’ll need if you wish to live off-the-grid: Gardening/farming Building Hunting/fishing Canning/smoking/drying Sewing/tanning/weaving I’d add that you definitely need cooking/baking (fairly obviously) and soapmaking (if you[...]

So you took a chemistry course and fell in love with the esterification of fats and glycerols. Or you finally took that holiday to New Zealand and were amazed by what one can do with livestock and the products thereof. Or you just think your ideas for[...]

+ = A great solution for calendar style organization. Thank you WiseBread for the great suggestion! Having trouble learning how to organize photos using iPhoto? Click over to Kerflop for an easy to understand tutorial. Now to finish the SoapMaking 101[...]

It's the new year, and I'm back in the studio making stuff. As I was doing inventory, I realized that I was out of damn near everything. Big production starts again as soon as I can clear space for the drying racks. Today I'm making Winter Salvation Body[...]