What "man jobs" have you done today?

[Sabitech]

Not really a mega man job however I did manage to finally organise all my car parts in my shed and just about to start making a door for the shed to keep everything secure

 

[divuk83]

Made a photo frame using some scraps of plywood. I would have take the photo out rather than obscure it, but I just used a few nails to hold it in and I can't be bothered to remove them to take the picture!

Dave

 

[Martynt74]

The glue should be fine, although i always stick with Evostick for PVA, but titebond is also highly regarded.

I think the problem is probably that you're glueing endgrain, which makes for a very weak joint. A slight knock when dry could break the join.

Ah that could be the issue there then. Might redo using pocket holes and stop being lazy.

 

[Buffman]

Home improvements in the past years ranging from bedrooms, hallways living room, drive etc. I won't bore you with a pic overload so here is an example of a before and after

Edit, getting pics on here is a nightmare now

Looks like a good face-lift! Can I ask where the radiator cover is from? I need one for a fairly deep/tall radiator.

 

[Molep]

redecorated sons room. took an age.
before.





After.

 

[jbh110tdi]

Made a photo frame using some scraps of plywood.

thats a smart idea. did you glue them together?

 

[divuk83]

Yeah, it's just 3 strips of 12mm ply with the faces glued together. Worked quite well I think. In response the other threads about glue, I can highly recommend Titebond 2 wood glue.

Dave

 

[Derek W]

Been preparing my garden yesterday for a delivery today for a tonne of sand and a tonne of soil. Arriving between 8 and 10am. Got to get it shifted before 4pm tonight so i can get to the football as its being left out in the street since i don't have direct access (stupid corner plot)

 

[Stan_Lite]

Requires more than one person you say - challenge accepted.



Six hours later, single-handed. Flawless victory.
There were a few points where not having help was challenging. I had to use my initiative on several occasions and my language was quite often not fit for the BBC. Not as hard as I thought it would be though.

 

[novaenough]

Ran in some network cables in our extension while its still easy to get under the floor, or before the floor goes down might be more accurate.
Just need to work out a nice route to get upstairs now.

 

[Em3bbs]

Requires more than one person you say - challenge accepted.



Six hours later, single-handed. Flawless victory.
There were a few points where not having help was challenging. I had to use my initiative on several occasions and my language was quite often not fit for the BBC. Not as hard as I thought it would be though.

Is that a Yardmaster shed? I recently built the 13 foot by 10 foot one on my own, well apart from needing a hand lifting the roof on!

 

[Stan_Lite]

Is that a Yardmaster shed? I recently built the 13 foot by 10 foot one on my own, well apart from needing a hand lifting the roof on!

Mine's an Arrow but I think they're basically the same sort of construction. Not too much bother but there were a few moments I definitely could have done with a helping hand. A bit of ingenuity and perseverance got me through though.

 

[Six6siX]

Not specifically just today but it's been a reasonable couple of days work over the course of a few weeks. Finished last week a bit before the rain so good timing!

Removed a couple of meter section of privet hedge to widen the opening to the driveway in prep for a widened dropped kerb and erected (heh) a brick pillar as a hedge end stop.





Worst bit was digging up the root systems of the hedge. Next worst was mixing the concrete and mortar by hand. Overall, quite pleased with the end result - it's still standing so that's an achievement in itself.

 

[touch]

Built some decking.

 

[Xcitz]

Wouldn't say it the best of 'man jobs' but today I've been out spearfishing and caught a 10lb bass.
Does that count?

 

[Martynt74]

Spearfishing sounds pretty manly so i'll say yes!

Yesterday was spent ripping out the old kitchen at my mother in laws. I'm still not convinced by her re-design but if that's what she wants then so be it.

Had tried to sell the old one on ebay but even though it had solid wood doors there was no interest so have decided it's just tip fodder. Was going to save the appliances but the fitted dishwasher was being a pain so it got broke, as did the hob and oven!

Washing machine is alright though so may get £20 for it and someone to take it away rather than taking up room in the skip.

 

[Amp34]

Went to a forest with a friend and a couple of chainsaws, then chopped down a tree and filled the back of the pickup with firewood, which we split yesterday.

Just need to build a shelter to put it all in now!

 

[divuk83]

Wife wanted a sun lounger, I wanted a bench. So I built a bench long enough to lie down on! With the exception of the legs, which were made of a fence post that cost £7, the rest of the wood was wombled from a skip at work (pallet slats and old CLS). Quite pleased with the result.

Dave

 

[Molep]

@divuk83 that looks really nice, did you varnish it or use oil to finish?

 

[divuk83]

Thanks, it's got Osmo UV oil on it to give it a decent chance of survival outside! It looks really glossy at first, but it fades fairly quickly and looks much better once it has.

Dave