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SHEDNOTES 63: Talking tools

Posted on February 13, 2015 by

Lately, The Shed has mainly been making cups of tea for proper builders; painting behind them; and, of course, cadging tips. Some notes so far … Old builders carry an old-fashioned bristle broom for dust. It is much more densely … Continue reading →

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Shednotes 12: On painting

Posted on September 23, 2014 by

In a piece on careers in construction, in one of the old newspapers which are always standing by for duty in The Shed, somebody was quoted as saying dismissively: “If you can piss, you can paint.” That might apply in … Continue reading →

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SHEDNOTES 8 – ONLINE SHEDMANSHIP

Posted on August 20, 2014 by

One of my great ideas which never got anywhere was to set up a register where scrapyards could post information on cars they were breaking. Anyway, some things like it have now been done, of course. The Shed was in … Continue reading →

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