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Found these beautiful wooden sash clamps.
A friend of my father recently gave me these beautiful wooden sash clamps. I thinks that is what they are.
I just wanted to share them as they are so beautifully simple and speaks volumes to the qu...
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Tools
sash clamp
wooden tool
antique
How to restore an old trunk?
Hello, I really like this old trunk and want to fully restore it back to something beautiful and use it to keep my bedding in etc. But I'm a little overwhelmed on how to start.
I'm going to remove ...
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Restoration
trunk
restoration
painting
Please help identify this tool?
Can anyone shed light on what this tool was used for? It is a bit of a mystery. A friend said it may have been used to put coals in and heat something, like an old fashioned bed pan. But I think it's ...
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Mystery Tool
mystery
tool
metal
My welded chain table my wife hates
Hey, I was practicing my welding and it all got slightly out of hand and I seem to have ended up with this cool welded chain table.
Unfortunately my wife hates it, but I think it's pretty cool. Eac...
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Welding
welding
chain
table
How to restore an old mirror?
Hello, I have an old mirror that I would like to completely restore. I would like to remove all the paint and get it back to the base wood, then take some time to paint it back so it looks amazing.
...
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Restoration
mirror
paint stripper
antique
Upcycling an apothecary cabinet.
Hello,
my friend if giving away an old apothecary cabinet, I think that's what it is. To me it looks more like the old draws they used to have in libraries where they kept the cards.
But anyway, I...
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Upcycling
draws
upcycling
painting
Very long pallet, what can I do with it?
Hi, I have been offered a crazy long pallet. I want to make something out of it, but can't come up with any ideas.
I don't know what it was used for, carpet I think. But would be such a shame to ju...
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Woodwork
pallet
wood
What are these weird screws used for?
Hi, my uncle gave me these screws with a load of other stuff years ago. But for the life of me, I could never really find out what they are used for?
Why does the shank have these weird ribs on it?...
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Woodwork
screws
How to install concrete pillars?
Hi, see the image attached.
A friend is offering me these concrete pillars he found in his yard. I quite like them as a fun feature, but I am struggling to think how I can install them without addi...
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Concrete
Concrete
Pillar
Garden Ornament
Pine table with cross cut end on log inlay with resin
Hi, just wanted to show off my first completed project. I wanted to build a big table that would withstand being outside for a while. A good talking pieces and something practical for bar-be-ques and ...
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Woodwork
Outdoor
Pine
Table