Building a folding mezzanine stairs – part 3 – the tool boxes
Like many construction projects, the finishing and fiddly bits seem to require more time – and naughty words – than the actual build itself.
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Editor’s Vlog
Building a mezzanine stairs – part 2
After a frustrating (and visually boring) start, the mezzanine stairs has picked up pace, leaping from brain into being, taking shape nicely.
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Building a mezzanine stairs – part 1
This is one of those projects you regret starting soon after you do – but stubbornness, or fear of failure drives you on to a happy ending.
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Building a mezzanine extension to store long timbers
This was another of the big projects I did in my shed recently – creating a long-timbers storage space by extending the existing mezzanine.
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I got a ‘Respect Package’ from Illawarra Digger Drop Off – THANK YOU
I got a very nice-surprise special delivery today – a ‘Respect Package’ from Illawarra Digger Drop Off, organised by the local RSL.
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Epoxy coating my workshop floor
This was one of the major makeovers I did on small(ish) woodworking workshop – epoxy-coating the raw-concrete floor.
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Making a Zen Christmas present for a six-year-old
It’s not easy making Christmas presents for grandkids – competing with shiny, noisy things that go ‘ping’.
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Making a spinning top from Nana’s wooden bits
All I could think of for a three-year-old’s birthday present was a spinning top. And I made it from Nana’s wooden bits.
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Make-n-Do style clock for a bar
My daughter wanted a clock for the bar in her new home. She explained her design concept and I agreed to give it a go – Make-n-Do style.
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Paddling up a river to meet a bird
After a long absence off the water, I took my stand-up paddleboard out on the Minnamurra River, NSW, on a sunny Saturday in January.
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My first ever ‘influencer’ random gift
Just before Christmas 2020, I got my first ever random gift in the mail. Made me feel like a real on-line ‘influencer’.
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Hidden (shock) cost of a DIY demolition job
This job was a long time coming and a long time doing. I could see the cracks in the wall opening wider year after year.
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Fixing rust on the roof of my car
Rust on your car creeps up on you over several years and you almost get used to looking at it. Until, one day, you actually decide to fix it.
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Power-tool powerbank on French cleat
Six hours of work in a six minutes of video – that’s a power trip! But, seriously, this powerbank for my power tools is a real asset in my wood shop.
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My roving shop organiser – another free bitzer
This project combines a free table I picked up from FB, with a bedside locker I found on the road – complete with someone else’s rubbish and spiders.
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Make-n-do with a near-free mitre-saw-table build
Sometimes you just have to start over – which is the lesson in this video, as I take two attempts to make a near-free miter-saw table.
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Very convienient vertical storage system – French cleats
I am blessed to have a double-garage space to work in – BUT – since it also has to accomodate
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The scariest project I’ve ever tackled – Part 2
If you were left on the edge of a cliff with my last video – The scariest project I’ve ever tackled – welcome back for part2 and final of this epic project.
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The scariest project I’ve ever tackled – Part 1
I did a very scary project in my shed last year. I wasn’t scared at the time, but looking at the footage now in editing, maybe I should have been.
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I got a new powertool – and put it to good use straight away
Rosie bought me a new powertool recently – a planer thicknesser – and it has served me very well on many projects thus far in my wood shop.
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