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Pre-sale cleanups and storage merry-go-rounds

25/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1045 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

On the journey to selling a house, there are many twists, turns and stumbles. In this video, my office needs

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Why we’re selling our house – and first tip run

14/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1489 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This video was recorded in December 2021 – while we were all still wearing face masks in public. There was no

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Make-n-do a basketball hoop

13/08/202313/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1364 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This video is a throwback to when we first got serious about getting our house ready for sale – January

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Laying a floating floor

04/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1824 Views 1 Comment Make-n-Do

In this video, I’m laying a plastic-laminate, wood-look floating floor. But, as always, don’t come looking around here if it’s

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My secret firewood-shelter project

22/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1564 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I recorded this in September 2022, when the missus and kids went to Ireland – bringing back a dose of

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Made a small table for my neighbour’s RV

10/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1207 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

My neighbour asked if I could make him a small table for his RV – about half the size of

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My first ever tattoo – at 60

27/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1658 Views 0 Comments Veteran Surf Project, VSP

I got my first ever tattoo recently – just before my 60th birthday. The tattoo represents my membership of the

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My 100th session with the Veteran Surf Project

16/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1398 Views 0 Comments Veteran Surf Project

Wednesday 15 February 2023 was my 100th surfing session with the Veteran Surf Project. The waves were big – really they

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Getting back into vlogging in 2023

05/02/202302/03/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1494 Views 0 Comments Veteran Surf Project

Yep, I really want to get back into vlogging in 2023. But first – surfing. And then sort out my

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Making two special gifts for Ireland

04/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1425 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

It has been three years since I’ve visited me Mammy in Ireland – because of COVID. But, the borders are open

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Two dangerous ‘explosions’ on my wood lathe

05/07/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1467 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

With all this ‘weather’ we’ve been having, our surf beach is covered in driftwood. So, I did the community a

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Wife thinks her wardrobe makeover is “weird”

17/06/202217/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1652 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I suppose you’re all excited to see the end of the Rosie’s Wardrobe Makeover series?! Not half as excited as

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Rosie’s walk-in-wardrobe refurb – part 3

07/06/202209/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1308 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Now it’s down to some of the trickier bits of the rebuild in Rosie’s walk-in wardrobe. At least, they are

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Rosie’s walk-in-wardrobe refurb – part 2

11/05/202212/05/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1839 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I didn’t think of this in the planning – but, when you build something big, heavy and awkwardly shaped in

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Rosie’s walk-in-wardrobe refurb – part 1

03/05/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1775 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Rosie went to Ireland recently. As is my want, I began a significant project in the house just as soon

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Extracting beauty from a ‘killer log’

18/04/202218/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1482 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

In the last video, I was nearly killed (OK, so I’m exaggerating just a little bit) by a log I

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Near disaster in your editor's wood-working shed.
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Near disaster in your editor’s wood-working shed

24/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1712 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Frustrated on the computer, I went out to the workshop to do something – anything – to make me feel

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Veterans’ Affairs Minister comes surfing

27/11/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1884 Views 0 Comments Veteran Surf Project

The Veteran Surf Project in Gerroa NSW was very pleased to welcome Australia’s Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Andrew Gee out

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Remembrance Day 2021 – in thongs and gongs

11/11/202102/03/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1815 Views 2 Comments Veteran Surf Project

Today I attended a very special surfing session with the Veteran Surf Project at Seven Mile Beach, Gerroa, NSW. On

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Rosie’s sun catcher table – part 2

10/11/202110/11/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2037 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

In the last video, I finished the table top. This time I want to try something fancy for legs. Actually,

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