Issue Number 64
November 2002
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Folk Art Work Box
Display Case
Short Step Ladder
Office Accessories
Table of Contents
Renovation & Building
Save
Energy, Save Money
Rylstone Shire’s Mud Brick Houses
by John Ross
What started as an experiment (or two) has become part of the character
of Rystone Shire NSW where mud brick is as accepted as brick veneer.
TermiFlor
Termite Resistant Flooring
CSR’s latest building product gives termites
even less to eat.
Are
You Tired of Turn It Down?
by Wendy Parker
A great Home Theatre
is more than a bigger set of speakers. The experts tell us what’s involved from
the floor up.
The
Not Too Difficult Art of Adding a Bathroom - 1
A second bathroom is not
only very convenient but it can also add significant value to your home.
Plumb
Simple - 2
The meter, main stop cock and service line.
Weathertightness
- Identification of Risk
BRANZ
The nine main areas of water penetration
Learning About
Electricity Without Getting Bored - 29
The importance of the lighting
layout and the differences between uplights, downlights and suspended light fittings.
Hardware
DIY with
Bunnings Warehouse
Beat the Dry This Summer
Water-saving products
to keep your garden green and colourful this summer.
The
Triton Workshop
Timber + Triton = Toys = Fun for Kids
by John
Clark
The members of the Warrnambool Triton Woodworkers VIC, use their
Triton equipment for a good cause.
MitrePlan
(Mitre 10)
Creative Use of Shadecloth
With a hot summer approaching,
now’s the time to put shadecloth to good use, providing much needed shading and
screening around the yard.
Tools
& Tips
by Les Miller
Chisels and punches — from traditional
chisels to modern ‘universal’ tools plus a look at all-metal chisels and various
punches. What to select and when to use it.
Projects
Folk
Art Work Box
by Keith Hudson
This simple elegant design,
based on a ladies’ hatbox, is not only attractive, but practical too. Decorate
as you wish to create a utility box or a treasured possession.
How
to Fix Your Old Double Hung Windows
by Paul M Johnson
With
a little know-how it’s easy to fix a double hung window so that it operates just
like new.
Display
Case
by Eris Kennedy
If you have a prized possession you
wish to display, this lexan and timber design offers a perfect solution.
Taking
a Step Up
by David Haskett
Solid construction and a hand
steady makes this short step ladder safer to use.
A
Saga of Two Bolts
by Pat Crowe
Persistence and ingenuity
paid off in making up replacements for two bolt-like fittings.
The
Remarkable Allsaw 150
Nine years after we first previewed the prototype,
the Allsaw is now in the power tool stores.
Office
Accessories
by John Newman
With a little timber and some
time in the workshop, you can produce your own sturdy desk top items, to suit
a home or business office.
With
the Strength of 10 Men
by Pat Crowe
A little school physics
transformed the impossible into the possible, and pulled this stump right out
of the ground!
Book
Reviews
Windows and Doors
by Scott McBride
Painting and
Finishing
by Michale Dresdner
The Metal Craft Book
by Janice
Eaton Kilby and Deborah Morgenthal