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Repaired No5 Hand Plane - Hand Tool Woodworking
Woodworking has enamoured me since I was a boy. From grandiose dreams of building a treehouse fuelled by books like A Dangerous Book for...
Hudson Mackenzie
Mar 64 min read
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My Nifty Workshop Apron
While exploring the Milton Markets I met met a stall runner, Andrew , who had a collection of some of the most beautiful canvas and...
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Jan 53 min read
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Just a cute little stool
So I like 2nd hand things, and I love Retro Metro in Paddington. They have real, durable, 2nd hand clothing for cheap. As I purchase...
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Dec 8, 20242 min read
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A heart-breaking failure... and a success
I initially wanted to tell the full story of my failure here but quickly realised it was far to much to communicate in a simple post. I...
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Dec 8, 20242 min read
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Another Coffee Table Revived
I find a take great pleasure in repair and reuse of 2nd hand objects. In finding an object so full of love it has been broken and...
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Apr 30, 20242 min read
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3D Printing some Lovely Gifts for some Lovely Friends
My friends mean a lot to me and I've found a lot of joy in giving thoughtful, handmade gifts to others. This video by Van Neistat...
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Mar 22, 20243 min read
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Tonks! - A simple fun miniatures game
Since childhood I have always been enamoured with miniatures wargaming. This interest started when when as a 12 year old boy I learned...
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Jan 9, 20243 min read
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One of a Kind Art - A Meaningful Display Piece
At the start of this year I was in a very transitionary period of my life, I had just split from a long term partner and needed to get a...
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Dec 15, 20234 min read
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A Lovely Lamp - a Clearance Rack Special
So this exciting project started with a bargain bin, as many of my projects do. At Bunnings I found a smart home enabled downlight as the...
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Oct 30, 20234 min read
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Lovely Book Holder - A Thoughful Present
Congratulations to my Mum who just got married! Having never attended a wedding before it wasn't until a couple of days before the...
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Sep 16, 20232 min read
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Beautiful Chairs - A Seriously Cheap Restoration
Picture the scene: you are driving with your friend through some local streets. Its council pickup time, your hands are shaking, eyes...
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Jul 27, 20233 min read
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Fun Blade Stand - A gift for a friend
It was my friend Zac's birthday in 3 days. I had no idea what to get him but I knew that I wanted to make him something pretty cool. I...
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Jul 17, 20233 min read
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Coffee Table Refurbish - A Free Win Project
My share-house has this tired, abused and ugly coffee table as one of its main pieces of furniture. So after finding an orbital sander...
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Jul 17, 20232 min read
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Arcade Cabinet - All Spruced Up!
The obnoxious plain black arcade cabinet had been bugging me for quite a while. It was so big, dark and without life. I had always...
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Jun 19, 20233 min read
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Outdoor Planter - Quick and Dirty
My friend Nikita made the poor mistake of mentioning she wanted to buy some simple timber planters on FB Marketplace. So very quickly I...
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Jun 30, 20221 min read
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Outdoor Lounge - Very Successful Project
This was a small one but so fab to build. Myself and my partner were moving out and had pe-ordered a very nice couch that wouldn't arrive...
Hudson Mackenzie
Jan 14, 20222 min read
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Board Game Table - The $200AUD Wonder
I am an avid board game hobbyist, one that not only currently has two shelves in his lounge room full of games, one that not only has...
Hudson Mackenzie
Jul 16, 20215 min read
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My Sim Racing/Flight rig - So much fun
As will become a consistent theme on this blog, this project started with a Facebook marketplace purchase. I found a fantastic deal for...
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Dec 10, 20204 min read
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Arcade Cabinet - My First Real Project
In design technology class in high school I was always tasked with pretty dull projects. Make a lightbox, make a backboard for a bin, do...
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Nov 21, 20193 min read
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