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I bought a little gadget this week that arrived in a little cardboard box. Hmm, that’s not going to last very long I thought. Enter a roll of the ever useful duct tape! I figured the box could be reinforced by simply wrapping the outside with tough duct tape in a minute or two. I didn’t try to make it pretty, I just wanted it to be strong enough to protect the little plastic tool inside, since it might end up rattling around in my glove box in the car. …
I got given some old rusty reinforcing mesh this week and was inspired by a friends garden to try and make something to tame my wild roses. They ramble untidily all over the place and have to be clipped short to keep them off the lawn. Cutting the mesh into strips I left about 1/2″ (12mm) stubs sticking out all round. I then ripped down some old treated timber (wear a mask!) that I had lying around into 1″ (25mm) by 3/4″ (19mm) strips. Laying the timber underneath the mesh ends I …
