Hobbies Archives - Do It Properly

Make a bench hook for safer linocuts

December 4, 2021

Why do linocut artists need a bench hook? Making linocut art involves cutting gouges in lino with very sharp tools. The danger of cutting…

September 23, 2021

Build a sun lounger Decent wooden sun loungers seem to cost a lot more than they should. Sure there are cheap flimsy sun loungers…

September 2, 2021

You want more visitors but you haven’t got much time and energy to spare. What are you going to do? Well the answer is…

September 1, 2021

26 of your questions about using pallets answered in one handy guide to pallets. (Updated 2021) What is a pallet? Pallets are cheaply made…

August 21, 2021

I made an ‘Adirondack Chair’ from free pallet wood. It is super strong, super elegant and super easy to build. Here’s how I did…

August 15, 2021

Part One. This article is about building my own PHP backtesting software and the lessons I learned along the way. I have been trading…

May 14, 2021

So, you need a logo? Sure why not. Logos can be great. A memorable logo increases ‘brand awareness’ which is fancy marketeer speak for…

April 16, 2021

Sometimes the internet is just about the best thing in the universe. When it comes to paper models of boats, planes, spaceships, robots, animals…

March 28, 2021

If you have a garden then you already have a potential side business all set up and waiting to go. It is the sort…

March 21, 2021

There are a surprising number of camouflage patterns available, but whether you are a nature photographer or a weekend airsoft player you will want…