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Pixie has taken to her new bed

Posted on 23/08/2021 by AlanM52

Pixie is using her new heated bed more often, even during the day now (heat off). This photo taken about 1.30pm today.

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Nice timber off hard rubbish

Posted on 23/08/2021 by AlanM52

Arrived home after the usual Monday shopping run with the shopping and – a bed As posted annual council collection is this week and that bed was only a few doors down so ran back in the rain to grab … Continue reading →

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Speckles sleeping in this morning

Posted on 23/08/2021 by AlanM52

After a very busy day yesterday helping me in the garden and the workshop, Speckles decided to have a sleep in this morning . Check out the time, usually she is up before 7.30am.  

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Classic Sawhorse – part 2

Posted on 22/08/2021 by AlanM52

Continue on with the legs with a combo of compound mitre cuts, bandsaw cuts and even using the good old handsaw. Cutting the angled cross lap joints in the sawhorse top for the four legs.

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Annual hard waste collection – part 4 final

Posted on 22/08/2021 by AlanM52

Back to the back yard to prune the Bay Leaf tree at the bottom of the garden. Working my way across to the right.

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Classic Sawhorse – part 1

Posted on 21/08/2021 by AlanM52

Using the old sawhorse for bundling branches was too much for it in the end; the poor thing ended up lame. Oh well…we have another lock down project No point reinventing the wheel, let’s use the leg that broke off … Continue reading →

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Melbourne lockdown extended for another week!

Posted on 11/08/2021 by AlanM52

To help soften the blow I have posted this video of Al sharpening a chain saw blade Best viewed on a large screen TV with decent home theatre system and volume turned up.

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Whippet silhouette picture light – part 5

Posted on 11/08/2021 by AlanM52

With the doggie lighting done we can now proceed to glue him to the back board. Carefully measure, mark and drill the hole for the LED wires.

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Spot the spotted dove

Posted on 10/08/2021 by AlanM52
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Annual hard waste collection – part 2

Posted on 10/08/2021 by AlanM52

Started by dragging out the branches from yesterday’s session out to the nature strip. Here we are prepping for the awful part of the job – branch bundling! First thing – go find the old saw horse.

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