The Historical Hillbilly Blog
A Commentary on Designing a More Historically Accurate Forge for 18th Century Living History.
I would like to start off by apologizing for my three year hiatus from the blog. It is difficult to begin a media platform when also starting a family. This being said, I am going to be posting more often as an outlet of expression of myself. The site will be making a slight turn…
Product Review: Dewalt XR String Trimmer.
Last month I had the opportunity to try out a battery powered string trimmer made by Dewalt. I have been looking for a battery powered trimmer for a while, for various reasons. Sometimes I like to be able to trim the grass without having to worry about getting gas, or mixing fuel. I would like…
A New Start
I want to start this post out by apologizing. I originally planned to update the blog more often, but it was too much to keep up with at the time, and I slacked off on the posting. I’m sorry for not keeping up with the posting. We officially moved in to the trailer about a…
Making Progress (Continued)
The hallway and the kitchen were both simpler than the bedroom, because the subfloor was dry and came up in larger pieces. The only issue was having to replace over 30 feet of band board, and to reframe the hallway. Repairing the hallway was pretty simple and required a little bit of creative bracing to…
Making Progress.
Replacing subfloor is a process. The person who replaced the subfloor before me did not know the process. This is what the subfloor of our master bedroom looked like when we pulled up the old carpet. We were in for quite a shock when we started on the subfloor. The previous owners did inform us…
The Start of Something Great
Welcome, new and established readers. I must apologize for not posting recently, as the mobile home has been occupying most of my time. I have not really had an opportunity to type up a new post recently. The good news for Historical Hillbilly fans is that we have been busy doing renovations, meaning there is…
Who is The Historical Hillbilly?
A living historian, outdoorsman, DIYer and family man. My wife gave me the idea of starting a blog to share my life with others. This blog is a telling of my story, and my family life. My goal is to get debt free, and support my family with a debt free lifestyle. Who am I?…
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