This was a project that was a long time in the making, and wouldn’t have happened without the assistance of my brother in law, Adrian. One of the problems with having a Colorbond shed is that it’s hard to affix things to the walls. I had got around this, a little bit, with hooks and…
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Project: Under bed shoe rack
Currently, Lucas is storing his shoes in a multipurpose box that also includes Lego bricks and Duplo pieces. I wanted to put together a more efficient way for him to store his shoes, so I came up with the idea of an under bed shoe rack. Basically, it would be a tray, on wheels, sized…
Project: Tree Swing
This was a very straightforward project that I was nevertheless reasonably pleased with the result. Sophia had asked me to create a swing for her for the large tree in our front yard. The challenge was to do so in an as efficient manner as possible, considering the limited materials that I had access to,…
Project: Decorative Box
I’ve been watching a lot of videos on Facebook about people making various things out of wood and one of the common techniques involves glueing together strips of wood in order to create a decorative pattern. This is something that I hadn’t tried before, so I decided that I would give it a shot with…
Project: Shoe Tying Templates
Sophia had been wanting to learn to tie her shoe laces, and I had seen some cool templates (usually made out of cardboard) on various parenting sites, so I decided that I would build both her and Lucas a version using plywood. This was a straightforward build, using the jigsaw to cut out the templates,…
Project: Bird Feeder
I’ve been thinking about how to attract some more native birds to particular parts of the garden (and importantly, away from deck, where they’ve been making a mess lately). While I’ve tried to scare them away with owl cut outs, and minimise the damage they cause with covers, I thought that the carrot might be…
Project: Lumber Cart
This has been a project that’s been in development for quite a while, and I’ve had to manage a few design challenges along the way. I think I’ve finally come up with a solution that works for me, and managed to put it together satisfactorily. I wanted a way to store my lumber. I often…
Project: Under-workbench shelves
So, I’ve been keen to find some more storage space for my tools in the shed, and I’ve kind of hit on a bit of an idea. Basically, I’m going to turn my work benches into storage units – well, at least the mobile one, by adding a couple of shelves with drawers underneath them….
Project: Basic Plywood Cabinet
So I’ve got a lot of scrap plywood lying around, of all different shapes and sizes, so I wanted to put it to some use. I thought that a good starting point might be making some small boxes of the plywood. That seemed straightforward enough, but I decided to practice a few new skills along…
Project: Shelf Pegboard Frame
I’m in the process of reorganising my shed, and especially the location of where all my tools are laid out. This is potentially going to be a much bigger job than I originally anticipated but the first part of the journey involves looking at ways I can make better use of the space and storage…