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1950s Hobbies treadle fretsaw remade.

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My Little Workshop/Utility Room/Cathouse.

I got the phone call today telling me that my long awaited shoulder surgery is going to take place in just over three weeks. It will be the third crack at fixing an old injury & judging by past...

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Using recycled or salvaged timber.

I hate to see a good piece of timber go to waste, I have always felt that it was a crime for perfectly good wood to end up in a landfill just because the first thing that was made with it is no longer...

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Close Up Wildlife Photography Without Hi-Tech Equipment. Update.

Back in the 60's & 70's when I was a small boy we led a different lifestyle to most kids these days, when I was four we moved from our maisonette above The Broadway a busy high street in Loughton...

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Salvaged timber table for a corner suite.

A few weeks ago our friend Reg asked me to make him a table to replace the damaged middle seat of a corner suite he has. The brief was fairly straightforward, it had to measure 24" x 30" and be 20"...

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Hatbands From Salvaged Materials.

I wear hats a lot, ask anyone who knows me & they will tell you I'm seldom without a hat I'm even wearing one in my Instructables profile picture. Over the years there have been quite a variety of...

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Basic hat stretcher from workshop leftovers.

Anyone who has seen my 'ible about hat bands will already know I have a few hats around the place & as often as not around my head too. If you like hats you will know that the problem is that once...

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Cheap and easy hat steamer.

Following on from my hat stretcher 'ible I had planned to do one about stretching & reshaping but decided instead to start a project that I've been thinking about doing for a while now.Wherever you...

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Matchwork tins and boxes.

The first part of this 'ible shows some completed projects just to show off some of my tins & boxes, the second part is a step by step set of instructions for two fairly simple tins made on...

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Wall Fold Bed From Reused Timber.

A couple of years ago I found myself in the position of having to find somewhere to live at short notice, my budget was pretty tight so I reluctantly decided to rent a studio apartment (bedsit if you...

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