Practical Skills

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Electricity

• Lessons in Electric Circuits (Tony R. Kuphaldt) — free series of textbooks on electricity and electronics.

Camping & Survival

• A Survivalist's Guide to Eating in the Wilderness: The Original Way to Dine Out [JPG]
• Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making [PDF] (William Hamilton Gibson)
• Camping Recipes [PDF]

Farming

• 16 Vegetables You Can Grow in Partial Shade
• Aquaponics—A better way to grow [JPG]
• Do-it-yourself aquaponics [JPG]
• The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency [PDF] (John Seymour)

Weapons & Armor

• A Realistic Guide to Body Armor (Open Source SaaW)
• CTRL+Pew — DIY 3D-printed firearms.
• Practical Shooting Training Group — great resource for learning shooting (paid).
• Preparing a House for Defense [JPG]
• Eugene Stoner and Mikhail Kalashnikov 1990 Virginia Meeting — 3 hours of footage.
• The Meeting of Titans in America: Kalashnikov, Stoner, and Two Firearms that Changed the World (GarandGuy2553) — context for video above.

Woodworking

• Mechanical Properties of Wood [PDF]
• Residential Wood Stove Installation
• Strength and Related Properties of Woods Grown in the United States [PDF]
• Wood-Burning Stoves, Furnaces, and Fireplaces [PDF]

Miscellaneous

• Application Chart for Determining Electrical Load for Generator [PDF]
• Archive of Viriculture — thorough child-rearing guide.
• Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense [PDF] (Jack Dempsey)
• Clouds: Foretellers of Weather [PNG]
• Fairing Surfaces in 3D CAD [PDF]
• How to Crack a Combination Clock [PNG]
• How to Create Navigation-Quality Maps [PDF]
• How to Make a Foxhole Radio [JPG]
• Water Treatment [PDF]

Metalworking & Machining

• This Old Tony clear, funny, correct machining.
• Mr. Pete (tubalcain) the classic beginner lathe/mill lessons.
• Practical Machinist the machinist's forum.
• Forging Industry Assoc into the world of forging.

Blacksmithing & Forging

• Black Bear Forge beginner through advanced blacksmithing.
• Alec Steele high-end decorative and tool forging.
• iForge Iron the blacksmith's forum.

Automotive & Mechanics

• ChrisFix DIY auto repair anyone can follow.
• ScannerDanner real electrical diagnostics.
• r/MechanicAdvice ask, get real answers.
• How A Car Works visual guide to how cars work.

Gardening & Permaculture

• Permaculture Principles design with nature instead of against it.
• Mother Earth News practical homesteading knowledge.
• r/gardening grow your own food.
• Rex Research weird and wonderful doable tech, free energy and more.

Home Repair & Building

• This Old House fix and build your home right.
• Family Handyman everyday repair know-how.

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