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.
Read moreI 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.
Read moreRosie 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.
Read moreIn the fourth video of my new Make-n-Do series, I demolish my original, built-in workbench, now that I have a rock-solid bench on wheels.
Read moreNot clickbait – I seriously did bust a huge hole in the side of my two-storey brick-veneer house (on purpose) – and the house is still standing.
Read moreUsing scraps and scrounges, I made myself a rock-solid wood-working bench that will serve me well for a long time to come.
Read moreI’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.
Read moreI got a new lens – a Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS III USM – and she’s a beast. I got this
Read moreI’m known to have an opinion or three – and this issue of a “Royal Commission into Veteran suicide rates
Read moreOn a day when I promised myself I’d make a good start on putting the next issue of CONTACT magazine
Read moreGrandad’s Irish-style seafood chowder is a favourite in our house. And, in the spirit of ‘teach them young’, Zoe (16-months
Read moreWhile recovering from heart surgery, even the smallest exertion can send my heart aflutter (not in a good way). But
Read moreI’ve been in hospital for ‘routine’ heart surgery and, while it may have been ‘routine’ for the surgeon, my body
Read moreBeaut day in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, on 1 March. Weather was perfect – great sights (including the
Read moreHave you ever wondered how the CONTACT newsletter is compiled? Let me give you a quick run-through… If you
Read moreThe best World War I exhibit I’ve ever seen is in Wellington, New Zealand, at the Museum of New Zealand
Read moreEven while cruising to New Zealand, my brain is still churning over ‘The CONTACT Plan’. I did actually have a
Read moreThe headline says it all – picture-perfect Scottish castle, Guinness with lunch by an open fire – plus, soft drizzle
Read moreIt must be Tuesday – I’m wearing a loud shirt again 😉 Though, to be honest, this was filmed last
Read moreDid you know that issue 61 of CONTACT magazine was published on autopilot while I went on a cruise with
Read moreThis is an overview of our day in Picton, New Zealand, on 2 March 2019 – Day 8 of our cruise.
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