The Shed

The Shed is Eclectic, informed and always fascinating, there is something to interest everyone in The Shed. Aimed at those with a few tools and perhaps a few clues, this is the magazine for real sheddies. Packed with ideas, projects, advice and peeks into other people’s sheds.

Fishing in the moonlight

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A TRACTOR TRADITION • A FORMER FARMER HAS SPENT SIX DECADES RESTORING HIS COLLECTION OF TRACTORS AND FARM TRUCKS

Colin’s farming life • The trucks and tractors that hold so much allure for Colin are integral to New Zealand farming, and the Harvey’s farming life mirrors the history of the North Otago rural sector for the past 70-odd years.

The elephant in the 1934 Chev

Tools and equipment

A safer bandsaw • KIWI CAN-DO IS A FINGER SAVIOUR

Auckland Blade Show 2019 • PLENTY TO SEE AT CUTTING-EDGE SHOW

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Letters

SAVING MONEY AND HAVING FUN TOO • WHY BUY AN EXPENSIVE HAND BASIN FOR A CAMPER WHEN YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN?

Using a vacuum as a tool

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SIZE MATTERS, BUT SO DO GOOD LOOKS • DEVELOPER PHILIP SOLOMON HONED HIS SHED DESIGN BEFORE BUILDING THE ULTIMATE SHED

Basics of welding aluminium • PART FOUR IN A SERIES ON HOW TO WELD

AC/DC welding controls

The tool shed

Just for the hell of it • A RETIREE MAKES A DIY FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE MORRIS 1300 BY POPPING A MOTOR IN THE BOOT

A mechanical life

The second engine

Lots of parts, that’s for sure

A BREWING REVOLUTION • VAST IMPROVEMENT OF HOME BREWS LEADS TO DIY CRAFT BEERS

Brewers Coop crafted NZ Pilsner

UPCYCLING A BRIONVEGA DESK LAMP • A ’70S CLASSIC IS GIVEN A CONTEMPORARY ELECTRONIC MAKEOVER

The software: converting the analogue lamp to digital lighting

SHEDS DOWN, DOWN UNDER • A BRIEF VISIT TRIGGERS AN INVESTIGATION OF OUR SOUTHERNMOST SHEDS

THE GIFT OF HAVING FUN • MAKING A KUBB SET FOR A LASTING CHRISTMAS PRESENT THAT EVERYONE CAN ENJOY TOGETHER

Kubb rules

Set-up

Playing

BUON APPETITO! • HERE’S THE PERFECT SUMMER PROJECT—BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND — FOR SHEDDIES KEEN TO SAVOUR PIZZAS COOKED IN THEIR VERY OWN DIY OUTDOOR OVEN

COOKING WITH YOUR OVEN

REFRACTORIES • A GUIDE TO FIREBRICKS AND OTHER THINGS

MAKING A MUSIC BOX • SORTING OUT THE DESIGN AESTHETICS AND COMPLETING THE PROJECT

RESTORATION LEGEND • A MASTER OF WHAT IS BECOMING A LOST ART FINDS THERE’S STILL PLENTY OF DEMAND FOR HIS SKILLS

RELEASING YOUR INNER GANDALF • THE NEED TO SHOWCASE HEAVY LOTR COSTUMES PRESENTS A DESIGN CHALLENGE

CRAFTING MUSIC ISLAND-STYLE • AN EARLY INTRO TO MAKING UKULELES BECOMES A FAMILY AFFAIR

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A SHEDDIE’S CHRISTMAS • (WITH APOLOGIES TO CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE)