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“You must have a good sewing machine”

December 7, 2016 by Michael Zimmermann Leave a Comment

For more information and updates, follow me on social media. When folks hear I design and make #leather goods, they often say, “You must have a good sewing machine.” #handmade #artisan #790QueenEast pic.twitter.com/BIMvNnfvmY — Mike Zimmermann (@awordinthewoods) December 7, 2016

Filed Under: Blacksmithing, Bushcraft, DIY, Personal, Questions Tagged With: A Word in the Woods Leather Goods, blacksmithing, construction, off-grid

Backyard cedar strip canoe: Part 1, Introduction

January 26, 2015 by Michael Zimmermann 2 Comments

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So, I’ve done it! [The Story so far] This is the first in a series of posts about building a backyard cedar strip canoe. Follow along as I research, cost, plan, schedule, and possibly fumble my way through an urban build of one of the most loved forms of backcountry transportation.  Well, to clarify, I haven’t done a…

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Filed Under: Backyard cedar strip canoe series, Canoe, Courses and Education, DIY, Front Page, Gear, HowTo, Things to try Tagged With: Backyard cedar strip canoe, boat building, building in the ciy, Canoe, canoeing, construction

Suzanne Dimma’s Cottage – a Walkthrough

August 31, 2011 by Michael Zimmermann 5 Comments

Who says a secluded retreat needs to be rustic and run-down? House & Home‘s Suzanne Dimma and 3rd Uncle Design‘s Arriz Hassam walk viewers through their amazingly designed cottage in this six-minute-long video.

Filed Under: Front Page, News Tagged With: construction, cottage, off-grid, Suzanne Dimma

TREEHOUSE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS

August 18, 2010 by Michael Zimmermann 1 Comment

A while back, I posted about the cottage that Suzanne Dimma was building in Southern Ontario with her husband-to-be, and I thought I’d follow up with a link to Arriz Hassam’s blog post on the same subject. Unfortunately, it seems like it’s just the one post, but there are such beautiful images of the countryside…

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arriz Hassam, construction, cottage, Suzanne Dimma

Suzanne Dimma’s Wilderness retreat | Canadian House & Home

August 14, 2009 by Michael Zimmermann 2 Comments

Suzanne Dimma | Canadian House & Home Great blog post about Suzanne Dimma’s cottage build. I’m very very jealous. She describes the truly epic process that it took to get her dream cottage ready for her wedding to Arriz Hassam. It helps that they and their build team (Level Design Build) are all very talented…

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Filed Under: Front Page, News Tagged With: construction, cottage, off-grid, Suzanne Dimma

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