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Storage cabinet using scrap timber
This striking custom storage cabinet contains drawers and cupboard spaces of various sizes and was built using scrap pieces of timber. The project The first thing I did was cut the pickets into small blocks using the compound saw with a stop block so that all the blocks were the same size. I used blocks of two different…
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Vertical garden with built-in watering system
Note from the Bunnings Workshop community manager: If you want to build this fantastic vertical garden, Mitch has created step-by-step instructions here - How to build a vertical garden
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Bright idea for lighting up the roof cavity
Recently I helped a mate install insulation in the roof cavity of his garage. Knowing that we would need a light source and not wanting to run an extension cord I bought the Ozito 18 v work light, which was brilliant.well the following week we decided to install insulation in the roof of my garage.which , unlike my mates…
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Extension cord organiser
Hi all, got tired of tangled , messy cords in my workshop,so I finally got time to fix the problem. Using scrap material that has been accumulating and a bit of YouTube researching,and a bit of modification, my problem is solved.
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Fire pit and barbecue in one
Recently a coworker asked if I could build him a fire pit, that he could also bbq on . This is what I came up with.
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Custom vanity
Built a vanity around the existing hand basin, due to the space and dimensions, buying a prebuilt vanity was not an option. Also removing basin was not an option, so it was a bit of a challenge but we pulled it off.
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Vertical garden with built-in watering system
This self-watering vertical garden allows you to grow more in a compact space and is also a fantastic aesthetic screening solution. The project I have two big dogs so I didn't want to reduce the space in our backyard. One dog also likes to dig, so garden beds would only be destroyed. My solution was to build these vertical…
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Wooden basket made using scroll saw
Been playing with the scrollsaw a bit latelyu
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Christmas toys - wooden firetrucks and a pirate ship
Pirate ship
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Piggy banks and toy cars - just for fun
Decided winter was a time to be indoors, so i decided to do a bit of toy making, which resulted in my wife taking orders for me to build 20 piggy banks for people, luckily she said she would do the painting The pig that started it all
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Smaller pergola that I did at the back porch
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Just playing on the scrollsaw
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Welcome sign made using scrollsaw
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Scrollsaw bowl
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Hanging planter made using scrollsaw
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Cheeseboard made with scrollsaw
This is the cheeseboard that my wife wanted made for her birthday party on Saturday night
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Scrollsaw-a new toy for amusement
I bought the scrollsaw about 6 weeks ago, i have never used one before and thought it would be interesting to give it a go. Due to being busy lately I hadn’t had a chance to use it until today, and this is the result of my first try. It is not brilliant but i am pleased with it as my first attempt and it was relaxing .…
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Verandah rebuild
A few years ago i decided to build in one end of the veranda,i had acquired some free old aluminium windows and some builders 4x2 rejects and i was a beginner at this diy “disease”and had limited funds.because the aluminium frames on the windows were pretty crap i decided to just dismantle them and use the glass,which i…
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resurfacing pressed concrete
hi guys,any suggestions how to recoat a pressed concrete patio,it is concrete that looks like floorboards.i don't think the builders put any sealer on it when they did it,so after 8 years there is a bit of wear of it.
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front garden make over process
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Entertainment cabinet made from scrap wood
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Pergola with mist system
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firepit
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my firepit that converts to a bbq
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Lounge chair made from garden sleepers
Lounge chair made from garden sleepers, cushion from foam mattress, covers from curtains from op shop
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table made from old door and river rocks from our garden
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Enclosed the end of verandah
The sliding windows are homemade
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i was given the shell,so i made drawers for it from 100yr old murray pine
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cabinet made from scrapwood and pine
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The bar I built
