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How to fill exterior wall gaps?
Have an old home with plastic cladding that has deteriorated and sustained some storm damage. Starting with the front porch, removed it and found this. Pink....very interesting. Have started removing the nails and filling them with outdoor wood filler. Plan is to paint white and add new window architraves. Add balustrade…
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Tasmanian Oak feature wall
Living room feature wall using Tasmanian Oak installed behind a wall-mounted television. The project Tasmanian Oak feature wall behind tv. This wall was very bare and I thought it needed something. As I take this photo now, I question why the TV isn't in the centre and I began where I did (TV was already on the wall). My…
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Is this glue or mould underneath tiles?
I've ambitiously decided I would rip out these tiles in my bathroom. These tiles don't get wet. I was wondering if this is just glue or glue and mould? And how do I remove it?
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Tasmanian Oak feature wall
Tasmanian oak feature wall behind tv. This wall was very bare and thought it needed something. As I take this photo now, I question why the TV isn't in the centre and I began where I did (tv was already on the wall). My walls are Masonite and you can see the joins, so I remember now that I just began at that join not even…
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How to remove depth stop from drill press?
I bought a mortising kit for my drill press so I can use square drill bits. This needs to go onto the quill of the drill press but I can seem to take this plastic part off that the depth stop is attached to. I've taken the screw out of it but it doesn't seem to want to open up over the chuck. Any ideas how to remove it? Do…
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Oak side table / plant stand
I originally made these stools/side tables for bedside tables but they are bit low so I have used them as indoor plant stands. I made these quite a while ago, so my recall of steps might be a bit vague. - Each made with 1 x 2.4m 90x30mm Tasmanian oak. - one coated in clear satin varnish and the darker one in clear wax oil…
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Outdoor Christmas decorations
Santa and his reindeer take centre stage in these plywood Christmas decorations for a festive front yard. The project This was my very first D.I.Y. project. I always wanted outdoor Christmas decorations but never really found what I was after. So a few Christmases ago I got a jigsaw and sander. I bought the patterns for…
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Faux hanging pendant light
I wanted something decorative in my sons room. - kmart lamp shade - Puck lights - Pine and pine dowel - string/twine - I super glued the backing of the puck light inside the lamp shade. You can still remove it to replace batteries. - cut a circle out of pine. - drilled a hole with a spade bit. - glued and hit the dowel in.…
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Kitchen renovation ideas wanted
I am after some ideas on what I could do with my kitchen that we will begin in a few months. - Currently I have no pantry or place for a fridge. -The cabinet doors and benchtops cannot be updated with paint as they have water damage. - The louvred window will be taken out and closed in. - The fireplace removed. - I was…
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Kids barn
This was one of my earlier projects that I actually ended up selling them online but no longer do due to how much insurance is for childrens toys....even though this is very sturdy. My kids often use the roof on theirs as slides. The first one I made was due to not being able to find one for my sons 2nd birthday and…
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How to repair Ryobi drill press?
This part of my drill press has broken and now the depth stop doesn't stop. Does anybody know if this part can be replaced? And if it can, what is it called? Thank you
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Tasmanian Oak chopping board
This D.I.Y. Tasmanian Oak chopping board can be made in about an hour and makes a terrific gift for friends and family. The project I cut 19mm thick Tasmanian Oak into 30mm strips on the table saw. Turned these strips on their side so that the board will have a thickness of 30mm. Arranged the strips to make a width of…
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Outdoor Christmas decorations
Totally random but I'm actually looking at starting to add to my Christmas collection now so..... This was my very first DIY project. I always wanted outdoor Christmas decorations but never really found what I was after. So a few Christmas's ago I got a jigsaw and sander. I bought a pattern online for the sleigh, Santa and…
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Pool surround revamp
We are replacing our pool liner, retiling the waterline, painting the fence and building a poolside cabana. I am also wanting to do something with the concrete. Something cost effective and simple. I was thinking of painting it? Is there a kind of paint that I am able to use on concrete around a pool?
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Oak chopping board
I cut 19mm thick Tasmanian Oak into 30mm strips on the table saw. Turned these strip's on their side so that the board will have a thickness of 30mm. Arranged strip's to make approx. width of 300mm, the Max width of my Planer. Glued and clamped tight for 24 hours. Ran through the planer/thicknesser until smooth even…
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DIY dining table
Just wanted to share the dining room table I made from lengths of pine. Quite a bit of time spent sanding this as most of the pine I got wasn't flat. Rounded over the edges with a router. Then gave it a stain and varnish. The hardest thing for me was making it stable. To help with stability I added aprons and some 45degree…
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Please help...is DAR pine treated?
Hello Community. Sorry for this easy question for you guys, but is the DAR premium pine treated or untreated? I have no idea. Thank you.
