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Make-n-Do

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When signs say the best way forward is to start again

22/07/202004/09/2020 Brian Hartigan 444 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

One of life’s great lessons is to recognise when something you’ve put your heart and soul into for days just isn’t good enough – and start again.

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A serious sign points to what’s next

17/07/202004/09/2020 Brian Hartigan 510 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

If you’re a hoarder like me, you’ll have a piece of wood lying around always whispering – “I’ll come in handy for a nice job one day”. Well today’s the day.

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Power-tool powerbank on French cleat

12/07/2020 Brian Hartigan 623 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

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.

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My roving shop organiser – another free bitzer

11/07/202011/07/2020 Brian Hartigan 471 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This project combines a free table I picked up from FB, with a bedside locker I found on the road – complete with someone else’s rubbish and spiders.

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Make-n-do with a near-free mitre-saw-table build

07/07/2020 Brian Hartigan 475 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Sometimes you just have to start over – which is the lesson in this video, as I take two attempts to make a near-free miter-saw table.

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Very convienient vertical storage system – French cleats

05/07/202005/07/2020 Brian Hartigan 606 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I am blessed to have a double-garage space to work in – BUT – since it also has to accomodate

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The scariest project I’ve ever tackled – Part 2

23/06/202024/06/2020 Brian Hartigan 438 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

If you were left on the edge of a cliff with my last video – The scariest project I’ve ever tackled – welcome back for part2 and final of this epic project.

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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 Brian Hartigan 695 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 Brian Hartigan 418 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 Brian Hartigan 475 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 Brian Hartigan 760 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 Brian Hartigan 844 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 Brian Hartigan 563 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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