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Do I need a sewing machine to reupholster a rocking chair?
Hello,
I have a lovely rocking chair I would really like to have a go at reupholstering for my mother.
I really just want to put a nice, super thick, comfy pad on the seat piece, but I want it to ...
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Upholstery
seat
upholstery
rocking chair
Are older sewing machines better than new sewing machines?
Hello,
I wanted to buy a sewing machine and try and make some fun outfits for my daughter but I am a little confused on what type of machine to buy.
I am a total beginner and don't need a machine...
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Sewing
sewing machines
beginner
dress making
How to assemble a concrete pizza oven?
Hi, please check out the picture. I have been given an old pizza oven and for the life of me I can't figure out how these parts all go together.
I think it's a pizza oven. It could actually be some...
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Concrete
pizza oven
concrete
garden
How long do you leave sawn lumber before wood turning?
Sorry if this has been asked many times before, but I have some trees in my yard that have been freshly cut down. And I was wondering how do you have to wait before you can have a go at wood turning a...
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Wood Turning
logs
wood turning
Opinions on this pottery wheel for sale?
Hi, I want to try and get into doing some pottery and ceramics. But it is quite an expensive hobby and as I am starting I don't want to spend too much money, in case I lose interest or move on to some...
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Pottery
pottery
potters wheel
Can you preserve wood by burning it?
Hello, I recently saw a video on youtube of a young lad making a deck and the posts he put in the ground, he burnt the ends of them first.
He put the support post into a bonfire he had build and le...
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Wood
wood
preservation
woodwork
outdoors
burning
Where can I get cheap designer fabric remnants?
Hi, I have just started getting into sewing and am really loving it. I have collected a few bundles of fabric remnants from various places on the internet. And that has been fun to play with.
But d...
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Sewing
fabric
remnants
Is a rusty, pitted anvil actually trash?
Hi, I am doing some research into forging and metalwork and came across of picture of an apparently antique anvil. But it looks really rusted and pitted.
And I was wondering if it actually has much...
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Forging
anvil
rust
metalwork
Mystery tool identification anyone?
I have a tool here. But for the heck of me I cant figure out what it is used for, it is a complete mystery tool.
It has a long handle, like you are supposed to have a good grip on it. A reasonable ...
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Tool
mystery
tool
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