The Shed

The Shed is Eclectic, informed and always fascinating, there is something to interest everyone in The Shed. Aimed at those with a few tools and perhaps a few clues, this is the magazine for real sheddies. Packed with ideas, projects, advice and peeks into other people’s sheds.

THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

The Shed

THE FRIDGE MAGNATE • To some, it’s an old, outdated kitchen appliance; to this man, it’s a classic beauty with a life still to be lived

Restoring and repurposing fridges

SOUTHMACH 2023 • Robots have a major presence at engineering and tech trade show

THE SHED ONLINE

Letters to the editor

MAKING YOUR OWN CAMPER-VAN • With good planning, an ordinary van becomes a camper-van

The tool shed

THE SHED IS THE PERFECT GIFT FOR EVERY KIWI DAD

LET THERE BE LIGHT • ENJOY OFF-THE-GRID LIGHTING YOU CAN INSTALL YOURSELF WITH THE ELVO BASIC KIT

CROSSBOWS VERY OLD, VERY COOL, VERY LETHAL • This DIY project is imbued with history and tradition – a weapon that has been used in warfare and by hunters for more than 2000 years

At this stage, tools and materials were very simple:

Rules for crossbow use

ALIBRE 101 • And, just like that, it all comes together

SIMPLE AND CHEAP ENGINE INSTALLATION • Auxiliary power: petrol or electric? That is the question

FINAL TOUCHES • Guidelines for the perfect shed – safety, security, and ease of operation

METAL MAGICIANS • Whether you are 8 or 80, it seems that the desire to create your own masterpiece never loses it appeal

GHENT MAKER FAIRE • Power-tool racing is just one of the imaginative conceptions at this maker faire

NORTHBROOK MUSEUM • This is a story about a man and his museum. It’s a large museum with thousands of objects being exhibited in very large, purpose-built, connected buildings; a single article doesn’t really do it justice. This, then, is more like an introduction, a taster if you like, to Richard Spark’s Rossburn Receptions at Northbrook Museum, in Spark Lane, Rangiora

Surveyors’ chains

The flax press • Perhaps the largest object displayed – certainly the tallest – is a flax press.

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BUILDING A WATTLE GARDEN SHELTER • Ancient methods still have their place in modern buildings

Making wooden posts last

A REMEDY FOR PROCRASTINATION? • A thing of beauty is not only a joy forever; it can also inspire us and contribute to our mental well-being

JUNKYARD GENIUS • “Creativity is seeing what others see and thinking what no one else ever thought” – Albert Einstein

Buggyrobot memorials

The method

Bookcase – essential reading • Ditch the rat race and turn your tinker into a hustle in Waitaki

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THE MEN’S SHED MOVEMENT IS ABOUT MAINTAINING MEN’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN AN ENVIRONMENT CATERING FOR THEIR INTERESTS • A shed brings men together in one community space to share their skills, have a laugh, and work on personal projects or within a group for the shed or community.

GETTING OFF THE GROUND • Should it be a sheddie mantra? If something can go wrong …