Make-n-Do

The trapdoor over my lift shaft wasn’t a priority, but I decided to do it anyway. Main reason being that

Getting down to the ‘fiddly bits’ of a project is both encouraging and frustrating. Encouraging because I’m obviously on the

I had some old electronics in my shed, awaiting disposal, for several years. My recent cleanup and declutter forced me

I had a slow week this week. The heat and humidity was one obstacle – and a mental block the

This week’s work was more of an effort than it should have been. As usual, the issues were of my

To progress my basement project, I’m upstairs preparing to move and re-build my dust-collection system. Reason being, the dust collector

Remember that red hand-operated forklift I bought a little while ago – the one that wouldn’t wheel with a load

A door probably shouldn’t take this long to finish. But, since it’s my first time making a door, I guess

I started this element of my bunker build more than six months ago. But, of course, I had to hold

This week I’m building a shield wall in the basement. The purpose of this is to shield the workshop from

This video isn’t very exciting (unlike all my other riveting episodes 😉 Yes, I really am just shovelling dirt and

This week’s video installing a special/secret door in the bunker is a significant event. It’s a small, old door, but….

It’s getting pretty serious in the bunker at the moment. I seem to be finishing up a lot of key

As per the title, I build a (faux) castle wall – very apt for an Irishman’s underground bunker. In the

In this week’s video, I finish the new steps leading out of my bunker excavations. I was worried that I

Using the space during excavation I learnt that steps were definitely a must have for getting out of the pit

Bags, bags, bags – so many bags! By the end of this video, I will have filled and extracted 19

More digging!!! I hate digging. At least I hate it now after all the digging I already did. But, digging

This week I set out to install a garden hose in a niche cut into the wall of my bunker

This week I get a little artistic in the bunker. Things are going in, instead of always coming out. I