I made a rock-solid bench for less than $40
Using scraps and scrounges, I made myself a rock-solid wood-working bench that will serve me well for a long time to come.
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Editor’s Vlog
Starting a new vlog series called Make-n-Do
I’m starting a new vlog series from the editor’s wood shed called Make-n-Do, which = making do with limited cheapass tools and because doing makes better.
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My new favourite lens
I got a new lens – a Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS III USM – and she’s a beast. I got this
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MY OPINION – Royal Commission into Veteran suicide rate in Australia
I’m known to have an opinion or three – and this issue of a “Royal Commission into Veteran suicide rates
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Game of Procrastination – make a magazine or make a bird table?
On a day when I promised myself I’d make a good start on putting the next issue of CONTACT magazine
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Grandad’s seafood chowder a hit with attentive apprentice
Grandad’s Irish-style seafood chowder is a favourite in our house. And, in the spirit of ‘teach them young’, Zoe (16-months
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Heart-pumping start to ANZAC Day week
While recovering from heart surgery, even the smallest exertion can send my heart aflutter (not in a good way). But
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Treasuring Easter with the grandkids – and the rest of the family
I’ve been in hospital for ‘routine’ heart surgery and, while it may have been ‘routine’ for the surgeon, my body
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Lovely day in Wellington New Zealand
Beaut day in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, on 1 March. Weather was perfect – great sights (including the
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Have you ever wondered how the CONTACT newsletter is compiled?
Have you ever wondered how the CONTACT newsletter is compiled? Let me give you a quick run-through… If you
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Best WWI exhibit I’ve ever seen
The best World War I exhibit I’ve ever seen is in Wellington, New Zealand, at the Museum of New Zealand
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A tease of the CONTACT plan
Even while cruising to New Zealand, my brain is still churning over ‘The CONTACT Plan’. I did actually have a
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Picture-perfect castle and Guinness by the fire – guess where I am
The headline says it all – picture-perfect Scottish castle, Guinness with lunch by an open fire – plus, soft drizzle
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CONTACT Editor cruising New Zealand’s ‘Sounds’
It must be Tuesday – I’m wearing a loud shirt again 😉 Though, to be honest, this was filmed last
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CONTACT mag published on auto-pilot while editor cruised
Did you know that issue 61 of CONTACT magazine was published on autopilot while I went on a cruise with
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Lovely day in Picton NZ – Family cruise Day 8
This is an overview of our day in Picton, New Zealand, on 2 March 2019 – Day 8 of our cruise.
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Interviewed by SBS
I was interviewed in February by an SBS News reporter in the CONTACT office. We discussed my history, coming home
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A problem I found with GoPro Hero 7 – and how I work around it
Last week I bought a new GoPro Hero 7 – and straight away discovered an issue I didn’t expect. As
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GoPro Hero 7 side-by-side shootout with Hero 5
This is my side-by-side video-shooting comparison between the new GoPro Hero 7 and my two-year-old Hero 5 (I never bought
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Plan update + petting stingrays
What do you do around lunch time when you’re a professional pro-crastinator? Go find some stingrays to pat, of course.
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