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Everybody likes a good fire don’t they? But sometimes they are a little dangerous and even against the law at certain times of the year. So the easiest way to ensure fire safety is to contain your fires by having them inside something that allows you to control it and prevent it from spreading. This is a scaled down version of a 200L (40 gallon) old oil drum that we used at work to burn diseased wood from house demolitions. I do apologize, but many wood worm were harmed in …
For convenient drill bit storage and easy to see stock levels. I use a lot of drill bits and got fed up with rooting about in boxes to find ones I needed, so I decided to mount them on the wall in this simple storage unit. Grab a piece of timber, 2″ x 4″ (48mm x 98mm) in this case and mark a centre line along the narrow side. Space out your holes according to the drill bit you’re using, I used a 32mm bit and spaced out the holes …
An easy to make, simple nest box that’s made from free materials Sparrows are often over shadowed by their more colourful brethren, but it’s the sparrows lively chirping that often cheers us up throughout the day. Sparrows are friendly little birds who like to nest near one another, so I designed this nest box just for them… You’ll need an old pair of work boots and a couple of lengths of pallet wood or similar, 125mm x 15mm (5″ x 5/8″) is ideal. Around 1.5m (5′) should do it although you’ll …
Inspiration, improvisation and creativity required I was raised not to waste stuff, which means I never throw anything away I might be able to repurpose in the future, even if I have no real ideal what that might be! This means I can often find a solution to my DIY problem, by looking at stuff I already have. It just requires a little inspiration and creativity to devise something workable. This saves me real money as well because these small things are often relatively expensive in relation to the material …
Make a useful funnel! To get to the funny little place where Honda hid the coolant tank on the CRV means you need a funnel to avoid spilling antifreeze all over. But could I find my funnel set….err, no. Then my eye wandered over to an old watering can that got busted when the kids left it outside and it became entombed in snow and ice for 5 months! A minute later with an ordinary handsaw and hey presto a quick usefully shaped funnel. Just goes to show that you …
Winter is almost upon us as I write this, and the temporary post I made to mark the edge of our driveway is in danger of getting run over one of these dark evenings. But with nothing in the store I liked the look of, I headed into the workshop to see what I could knock up out of stuff I already had kicking around; here’s what I came up with… I love pallet wood (who doesn’t?!) and Norway is awash with reusable jam jars (called canning jars, Mason jars …
Easily grow your own vegetables in these quick to build raised beds. Raised beds make gardening easy, plus using free wood from old pallets means they’re very trendy and cheap to build too. Many companies only reuse the standard Euro pallet and non standard ones pose a disposal problem. Mine were from the USA and were made from rustic looking, hardwood timber. Simply ask around or look for them piled up outside business in your area. Most places are happy to get rid of them! Now for the worst part! Taking …
