If I had to be stranded on an island with only 10 tools, a caulk gun of liquid nails would be in the top 5.

This is an amazing adhesive that works with just about any kind of surface and when it dries you've got a substance as hard as wood.

It can be found everywhere for just a few bucks per tube, or if you have a really big project you can get it in a gallon paint can. I used a tube today on the footbridge and you can already feel a decrease in the bounce.

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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