[mantra-multi][mantra-column width=”2/3″] I’m getting there! No birthdays or special events to attend so the kiddies were able to hang out with me today! Fortunately all of the fence sections were put back up and I was mainly nailing stuff together so I didn’t have the… Read More »Fence repair – Day Four
Finally the project is nearing completion, fingers crossed I can knock it all over tomorrow. Although I was surprised that today was probably the most labour intensive day, cutting out those notches for the rails to fit into was surprisingly tedious. It probably would have… Read More »Fence Repair – Day Three
[mantra-multi][mantra-column width=”1/2″] Day Two of rebuilding the fence went pretty damn well actually. Keeping the posts in both a straight line and vertically level was the hard part. I used a string line between the two remaining posts at each end and followed it down.… Read More »Fence Repair – Day Two
Started repairing the fence today. Today’s task was to pull out the old footings and posts, smiles all round because I got to use my bro-in-laws Jackhammer! Great fun, it really is! The actual job of digging out the old footings went relatively quickly. That’s… Read More »Fence Repair – Day One
Well, thanks Mother Nature, there goes my weekend! It may not look terminal in this photo, but there are 4 posts where the concrete footings have completely caved away and / or the wood has rotted out. We’ve had wind gusts up to 130kmh (80mph)… Read More »Bye bye Weekend!
I was all excited today – I went and bought my first sheet of plywood! A bit underwhelming? Well for sheet goods, I’ve only ever worked with MDF, ply is expensive and I’ve never had a real need for it before. It’s pretty much a… Read More »Plywood v MDF
So this is my new project that I’ve been thinking about the past few days between work, a kids bookshelf shaped like an elephant, what do you think? An Australian home + garden show had a design similar to this one of a dinosaur last… Read More »An Elephant Bookshelf
[mantra-multi] [mantra-column width=”1/2″] I’ve made dozens of these picnic tables in the past, mainly for birthday presents but also to sell, and they’ve always gone down well. They seat 4 young kids comfortably, and are quite economical, these normally start life as around 8m… Read More »Childrens Picnic Table Plans
[mantra-multi][mantra-column width=”3/4″]A lot actually. While I’d never let them use a router or push anything through the tablesaw, there are still heaps of things the kids do when we’re outside together. Children want to do things, not watch; they want to help so they can… Read More »What can kids do in the garage?
[mantra-multi][mantra-column width=”1/2″] If there’s one thing I can count on, it’s Monster making a mess inside the house. However for some reason when he gets outside, he is the complete opposite, he just wants to clean up! We’ll come outside so he can ride a… Read More »Monster, My Shop Assistant
[mantra-multi][mantra-column width=”1/2″] So I decided that my girls were old enough to watch the first Harry Potter film with me. All in all, they did really well, only a few screams and tears…yeah I know, bad father. But, it has piqued a new interest… Read More »Magic Wands
[mantra-multi][mantra-column width=”1/2″] Of everything that I enjoy and take pleasure out of, nothing compares to just playing and spending real quality time with my children. It can’t be beaten. I’m an incredibly lucky man in that I have 3 beautiful children, two girls and a… Read More »The Woodfather Cometh!