Editor’s Vlog

After great feedback on my chainsaw bowl carve in the previous video, two more gifts for my brother cut from the same piece of wood.

This is my first ever carving-with-a-chainsaw project – in fact, I sort of used two different chainsaws along the way.

This video showcases my workshop “Make-n-Do” philosophy – making do with found, recycled and cheap tools and bits, sometimes finding treasure.

Finally – c’est fini. It took me 14 days – only working a few hours a day because of back ache  – but I finally got the laundry done.

Progress on the laundry remodel at CONTACT HQ (i.e. our house) was going well. That is until karma – and

After months – nay, more than a year – of working to improve my workshop, along comes a ‘proper project’ – a laundry makeover at CONTACT HQ.

Like many construction projects, the finishing and fiddly bits seem to require more time – and naughty words – than the actual build itself.

After a frustrating (and visually boring) start, the mezzanine stairs has picked up pace, leaping from brain into being, taking shape nicely.

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.

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.

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.

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.