I needed a neat small bench at the front entrance of our home, one that didn’t take up much leg room – so rather than using a chair or bigger bench, I decided to repurpose an old coffee table! It was a lot easier and simpler than I thought it was going to be – […]
I finally got round to making the bracket I wanted to support the front end of Dolly’s gearbox. For those who are wondering, the purpose of the two-part bracket (which closes snugly around the circumference of the long end of the transmission case) is to secure it in place to prevent any movement, to augment […]
In the event you’re feeling creative and romantic, or perhaps you have a lot of power issues in your area (as we do), here is a simple idea for making wall-mounted candle sconces from existing steel floor-standing candelabra!
In this episode I’ll show you the wooden entrance portico I made – and hopefully inspire you to make your own too!
Make a …what? Er. Yes. In this episode I’ll be showing you how I made a support breast plate! To figure out what I’m on about, read on!
Toilet cisterns are probably one of the last things most people will ever think of, at least until they start to give them trouble. In this episode I’ll tell you how I replaced a cistern, and how you can too!
In this episode I’ll tell you how I improved the road holding or handling of my Beetles with a few minor modifications to the car’s front and rear suspension, virtually for free!
This is a quick and easy one for this episode – I’ll show you a little cupboard I made to cover up an ugly trip switch or breaker board – and hopefully inspire you if you’re looking for ideas to do something similar!
There are plenty of dust-covers available for cars these days – and all of them are expensive, and most of them have elastics around the bottom so they fit around the car under the bumpers and body – IF they happen to fit your car at all. I needed a cover for Dolly, my 1962 […]
There are probably not many reasons why anyone would actually set out to make a replica of a Viking sword – but if you decided you had reason enough, it’s doable! Here then, is the result of my effort – and an explanation of why I would want one!
