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Very convienient vertical storage system – French cleats

05/07/202005/07/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3091 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 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1570 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 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2093 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 1480 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 1588 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 2478 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 2034 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 1738 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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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 1742 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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Project a long time in the making

02/05/201821/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2237 Views 0 Comments CONTACT magazine, Make-n-Do

More than 14 years ago, CONTACT Air Land & Sea magazine was born. About five years ago, I decided to

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