The Shed

The summer months are the time when we need to attend to those bigger jobs that the wet winter won’t allow us to undertake, so we thought it best that in this issue we arm you with knowledge for one of the biggest home maintenance tasks that a sheddi

I enjoyed the Corten fire build in Issue No. 76 and noted that Jude Woodside was hoping for a uniform rust covering on the fire. I have been using citric acid granules for this, which I buy from the Bin Inn shop, for around $10 per kilogram. All my n

Patrick’s curved rimu staircase leads to a second floor constructed within the high roof space of the villa. “There was a whole industry making stairs the classical way 120 years ago but most of that skill has gone. It’s a time-consuming process that

A friend who was soon to be ordained as a priest admired a cross made for my father in 1936 in Zambia when he was a medical missionary. It is made of ebony with decorative ivory ends (Image 1). The quality of the finish is very fine. At 150mm tall, i

The Hydraulic Chassis Punch Set for sheet metal boasts an easy-to-use design and includes six hole-punching die sets: 22.5mm, 28.3mm, 34.6mm, 43.2mm, 49.6mm, and 61.5mm. The set comes in a blow-mould carry case for portability and features a 1.6mm sh

One of the joys of spending time alone in your shed is it gives you time to ponder and lately I have been musing on industrial relations. We have had an unusual number of major strikes and threatened strikes of late. That was probably inevitable give