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Easy DIY #56 Make An Elastic Gun
This is an elastic gun I made a few years back to deal with those pesky mosquitoes that sit out of reach on the wall and on ceilings! When I was a kid I had a plastic toy gun similar to this that used to shoot elastic bands, and a few of my friends did…
Another Round At The Crow Bar #51 March 2021
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Easy DIY #55 Relining An Old Wooden Box
This is an antique wooden box I bought for about R50 at a boot sale about six years ago. I have no idea what it was originally used for, but we use it to keep our games in – chess, Uno, cards, poker set, etc. The lining had gone when I got it, so when…
Easy DIY #54 Make A New Mat Set For Your VW Beetle
Old cars are like a comfortable pair of jeans – one day with a shock you realize it’s already threadbare and starting to wear through in places!
Easy DIY #53 Turn Your Cement Back Yard Into A Garden Paradise
A back garden might seem like a bit of an odd sort of DIY project to some, but it really isn’t all that complicated. All you need is a little ingenuity, not much money – and bucket loads of patience! Nowadays our formerly cement garden is a place where we can relax and forget about…
Easy DIY #52 Turn Pelmet Into A Display Shelf
Pelmets! They’re quite an old-fashioned feature, aren’t they? Most new houses don’t have them, and a lot of older houses have been redecorated in favor of newer tastes. But pelmets have another use – literally over and above just hiding unsightly curtain tracks – as you will see!
Another Round At The Crow Bar #50 February 2021
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Some Useful Advice #2: The Risks Of Provocation
Having had some experience in dealing with spirits, we have a little advice to offer would-be paranormal investigators. If you think your home might be haunted and plan to look into those creaks, squeaks and whispers yourself, pay attention. This could save you some trouble. The Risks of Provocation: the importance of speaking to spirits…
Easy DIY #51: Turn An Old Vinyl-top Kitchen Table Into A Wooden Kitchen Counter
Some years ago, when I started to do some DIY improvements around the house, I was struck by how boring and dull our old vinyl-top kitchen table was. At the time I was enamored of the look of a wooden “butcher’s block” type of kitchen table, and pondered my options. Buying a tailor-made item would…