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Build a raised bed – updated 2021

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Crab Apple Wine Recipe

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Why do the SAS wear Alt-Berg Boots?

Hobbies

How to Etch Brass or Copper

Gardening

Make a log store from pallets

How to make a five minute speech

April 15, 2018

When we wanted to know how to make a speech we went to ask someone who really knows their subject. We sat down with…

Find fossils at Lyme Regis

March 27, 2018

Two hours from London on the border of Dorset and Devon lies the small seaside town of Lyme Regis. Since the Nineteenth Century the…

dandelion flower

Homemade Dandelion Wine Recipe

March 25, 2018

There is something very special about making a great bottle of booze from weeds. Whether it is Dandelion Wine, Nettle Beer or Elderflower Fizz the…

Fimo Vs Das Pronto

March 25, 2018

There are quite a few alternatives to natural clay for pottery, sculpture and model making. Some (paper mache or plasticine) are in most cases…

wood stove

How to clean a wood stove.

March 7, 2018

Whether your log burning stove is made of cast iron or sheet steel, it will get dark quite quickly. The glass needs cleaning almost…

SeaSucker Talon Bike Rack

This bike mount sucks

March 6, 2018

This bike mount really sucks … but in a good way.  I don’t generally write posts enthusing about technology, but I saw  the SeaSuckerTalon…

Sharp pile rug with underlay

Rejuvenate a shag pile rug

March 3, 2018

Shagpile rug are  wonderfully sensuous underfoot.  Walking barefoot or shagpile rug is one of the real pleasures in life.  However after a year  or…

Henry VIII hat

Make a Man’s Tudor Hat

February 9, 2018

The same basic hat shape worn by King Henry VIII was also worn by men of all classes in the fifteen hundreds. The only…

Grow your own Chili Peppers on the windowsill

October 23, 2017

Whether starting from seeds or seedlings bought from a nursery, Growing chilies at home is so simple that even if you don’t ‘do it…

How to make wooden rings

July 7, 2017

I had a go at making some finger rings out of scrapwood and was stunned with the high quality results. It really is an…

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