Old hand tools can still be found for a song these days and many of them are endlessly restorable. This old shovel is 28 years old; I know because I bought it as a fresh 16 year old just starting out in the world of work. It has dug many hundreds of tons of earth out of foundations in difficult to reach areas and mixed countless tons of concrete and mortar for brick and block laying. It has been run over by a fork truck (thanks Pip!) and left unwashed …
In two minutes and twenty one seconds, by a very talented man who kindly made it and posted it on youtube…….. Don’t miss it!
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Duvet storage is no problem with this clever storage solution If you struggle to find places to store those spare duvets, how about storing them in plain view…..well almost! A Swedish friend of ours, Annika, has come up with a fantastic and innovative way for duvet storage……inside cushion covers! Most duvets look and feel just like a regular cushion. Simply fold the duvet into a size suitable for you cushion cover, pop it inside and give it a wiggle and shake to plump it into shape and voila, all done. A light summer …
I am not a pro watch repairer so obviously repairing my broken crystal makes no sense at all and I really should pay the money and get it done by professionals……..Still here? Well then I guess you may as well read on 🙂 (you can click on any image to see a close up). A broken crystal, the story so far… Getting ready for bed one night saw me fumble with my watch and……..bang! Face down onto hard, hard ceramic tiles. The result was not pretty. The watch glass or …
Screw Gauge, Metric, Size, Clearance Holes, Pilot Holes & Wall Plugs I’ve explained this screw data in an easy to understand table because I find manufacturers recommendations are often vague and general, I mean; why not be specific? I understand there’s a ‘range’ but why not give us the ‘ideal’ measurement, because mostly we have a choice? The table below shows you: Metric equivalents to imperial gauge. What size pilot hole to drill in timber substrates for the best screw grip. What size clearance hole to drill through the timber being fixed. …
We desperately needed a new bird table to cope with the new influx of birds now that spring is here. I had just spent my usual week in the woods taking out the ‘thinnings’ to use as firewood next winter and I had the perfect plan for some of the small stuff that was leftover. A new bird table. It might not last too many years but when they are so quick and easy to make using my air stapler, I’ll just knock up another one! Stay well Ian
