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All Hail the Chipper!
I picked this chipper/mulcher up a couple of years ago. It was being thrown out, so I thought I'd take ownership of it. Since then, I have covered it up…
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The Dawn of a New Kitchen
In the past few weeks, Steph has had a new kitchen installed. The old one had been active for twenty-six years and it was time for it to be skipped.…
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The Tack Room Refurb: Hours 28-32
This might be the last of the Tack Room posts, as I have finished it, pending whether a last bit is required that will add another two hours on. Either…
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Repairing the Big Tool
The time finally arrived, the big adjustable spanner was to be refurbished. I had picked it up at a charity shop, six months ago. You could see that it was…
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The Tack Room Refurb: Hours 24-27
Another week, and another set of progress. Today was all about completing what I had started last week. I had put the inner-skin into place using pins, but wasn't sure…
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The Tack Room Refurb: Hours 18-23
The whiteboard is populated! It finally became time to do some more on the Tack Room. I decided to try a different way of constructing the shelves, so an experiment…
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The Tack Room – Update
There is still much to do on the tack room, with new materials having been bought, today. I have taken some time off of it, but will return with a…
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The Tack Room Refurb – Hours 14-17
So, I have managed another few hours on the project and I have almost completed the first of the four furniture pieces. I headed over with less tools, this time,…
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The Tack Room Refurb – Hours 8-13
Another day of building was here and I made my way over to the stables. Between 10am and 3pm, I carried on the endeavour of pigeon-holing the boot shelves. This…
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The Tack Room Refurb – Rough Plan
As promised, here is a plan out of the phases. I predict that each phase will take up to 15 hours to complete. The phases break down, as follows: Phase…