DiResta’s Cut: How to Build an Eleven-Foot Farmhouse Dining Table

While Jimmy DiResta always makes his builds look easy, this is one that we might actually be able to do. This month Jimmy builds a massive, eleven-foot-plus farmhouse dining table, using a very limited amount of tools, reminding us that you don’t need a fully-outfitted shop in order to build something as huge and sturdy as this.

Jimmy shows us how he handles one of the most important parts on a table of this size—the corner bracing, which needs to be both sturdy and in this case knock-down. And as always the video is sprinkled with helpful tips, including the easiest way in the world to make boards look weathered. (Hint: Get an assist from Mother Nature.)

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DiResta’s Cut: How to Build an Eleven-Foot Farmhouse Dining Table

Reminder: Jon Snow Is Awesome

If you’re going through Game of Thrones withdrawal—and aren’t we all—then you need to watch this video immediately.

It begins as a supercut of the amazing bummers of Jon’s short life (well, lives) but segues into his semi-coronation as the King in the North, all while highlighting the many, many, many times Jon has kicked ass throughout Westeros. It’s astoundingly well done.

I know Jon gets a lot of crap for being emo, but as this video reminds us, he’s put up with some absurdly horrible shit—including being murdered—and still managed to become the most spectacular badass on both sides of the Wall.

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Reminder: Jon Snow Is Awesome

A Video and Graphic Guide to 12 of America’s Most Beautiful Natural Parks

There are dozens of beautiful National Parks in the United States, but if you could only see one, this video and graphic guide from Expedia helps you narrow your choices down to 12 great parks you can explore, all of which are known for specific landmarks or exceptional natural beauty.

From the Hidden Lake overlook in Glacier National Park to the Big Tree Loop in Redwood National Park, all the way to bear watching in Katmai National Park, the guide is full of some of the country’s best and most popular parks, along with some suggestions of what to do in them, when to go, and of course, what everyone else there will likely be doing when you arrive. Each park has a suggested activity you can do in one day, a photo spot where you can take some memorable photos, a great walk or activity you can do in the same day, and of course, an interesting animal you’ll likely find along the way. Check out the full graphic below, or the video above.

A 1-Day Guide to 12 US National Parks | Expedia

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A Video and Graphic Guide to 12 of America’s Most Beautiful Natural Parks

Clean Rusty Grill Grates With Some Oil, Salt, and a Potato

If you don’t grill very often that probably means you don’t clean your grill regularly either. If your grill grates are covered in burnt food and rust, you can get it ready for a cookout with a few household staples.

In this video from the HouseholdHacker YouTube channel, you’ll find some clever cleaning tricks for around the house, like sprucing up your grill that’s seen better days. First, pull off your grill grates and place them on a flat surface that can get a little messy. Then slice up an old potato that’s going green into thick pieces that are easy to hold onto, spread vegetable over the grill grates, and sprinkle plenty of coarse salt over them. Now scrub the grates with the potato pieces. The abrasive combination of the salt and potato will remove all the burnt gunk and rust. And once it’s clean, your grill grates will have the perk of being non-stick and ready to cook on too.

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7 Brilliant Cleaning Hacks You NEED To Try | YouTube

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Clean Rusty Grill Grates With Some Oil, Salt, and a Potato