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The scariest project I ever did
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The scariest project I’ve ever tackled – Part 1

20/06/202024/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2115 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

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 power tool and put it to good use straight away
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I got a new powertool – and put it to good use straight away

18/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1501 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

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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Dismantling my old workbench to better use the space

15/06/202018/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1613 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

In 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.

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Bustin’ holes in the side of my house

12/06/202018/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2498 Views 4 Comments Make-n-Do

Not 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.

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I made a rock-solid bench for less than $40

05/06/202018/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2058 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

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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Starting a new vlog series called Make-n-Do

03/06/202018/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1767 Views 0 Comments 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

27/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2579 Views 2 Comments

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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Editor's personal opinion on calling for a Royal Commission into Veteran suicide rate in Australia.
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MY OPINION – Royal Commission into Veteran suicide rate in Australia

09/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2783 Views 1 Comment

I’m known to have an opinion or three – and this issue of a “Royal Commission into Veteran suicide rates

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On a day when I promised myself I'd make a good start on putting the next issue of CONTACT magazine together – beaut sunshine, Mrs H's desire for a new bird-table – and a new episode of Game Of Thrones, meant there was no magazine layouts done today. Oh well – maybe tomorrow. Or maybe not!
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Game of Procrastination – make a magazine or make a bird table?

14/05/201921/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1773 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

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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Zoe helps Nana stir Grandad's seafood chowder.
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Grandad’s seafood chowder a hit with attentive apprentice

30/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1909 Views 0 Comments

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

26/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1935 Views 0 Comments

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

23/04/201923/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1666 Views 0 Comments

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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New Zealand's Parliament buildings in Wellington. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
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Lovely day in Wellington New Zealand

15/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1876 Views 0 Comments

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?

12/03/201929/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3156 Views 0 Comments

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

11/03/201911/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3726 Views 0 Comments

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

08/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2366 Views 0 Comments

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

07/03/201907/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1852 Views 0 Comments

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’

05/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1759 Views 0 Comments

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

05/03/201908/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1953 Views 0 Comments

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

02/03/201918/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1378 Views 0 Comments

This is an overview of our day in Picton, New Zealand, on 2 March 2019 – Day 8 of our cruise.

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