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.

SKILLS, PATIENCE, AND PASSION

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THE TEMPERO LEGEND • PASSION, EXPERTISE, PERFECTIONISM, AND FAMILY TRADITION ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREATION OF REPLICA MASTERPIECES

Part of the secret to the Tempero success: genetics

HENRY’S ROD SHOP OPENS IN KATIKATI • IT TOOK JUST SEVEN MONTHS FROM IDEA TO UP AND RUNNING FOR THIS HOT ROD SPECIALIST BUSINESS, DESPITE THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN COMING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF PREPARATIONS

WHAT’S HAPPENING ONLINE AT THE-SHED.NZ? • Every week we upload new content on The Shed website to add to the hundreds of articles and videos already on the site for readers to discover, learn from, and enjoy.

WHAT ABOUT UNCLE ALF?

SEIZE THE DAY AND TRAIN FOR FREE • WHETHER YOU’RE A SERIOUS HOBBYIST LOOKING TO UPSKILL, NEED TO RETRAIN DUE TO THE COVID-AFFECTED ECONOMY, OR SIMPLY WANT A NEW CHALLENGE, THERE’S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO TRAIN THAN RIGHT NOW, AT THE SOUTHERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

BIKE CARAVAN • TRASHED BIKES AND AN OLD CARAVAN PAVE THE WAY TO NEW BEGINNINGS

Gap Filler projects • The Gap Filler projects were established in 2010 after the first of the Canterbury earthquakes, as an initiative to ‘fill in the gaps’ left behind once a condemned building had been demolished — and there were plenty of those!

CCC bike policy

FREE TICKETS TO BIG BOY TOYS

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LANCASTER BOMBER BLASTS COVID BLUES • MOST OF US HAVE SOME SORT OF A BUCKET LIST, AND THE CLOSER WE GET TO BEING BOOTED CLEAN OFF THE EDGE OF THE — OBVIOUSLY FLAT — PLANET THE MORE PRESSINGLY URGENT IT BECOMES TO TICK OFF THE ITEMS ON IT. BUNGEE JUMPING AND PARACHUTING WERE NEVER ON MY LIST BUT BUILDING A SERIOUS-SIZED LANCASTER BOMBER WAS

Rod’s other planes

RUSSELL’S RADIALS • WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU FIND YOU HAVE A FEW SPARE DOLLARS? YOU BUILD OLD-SCHOOL PLANE ENGINES, OF COURSE

SOMETIMES SMALL IS BETTER • CREATE SPACE AND TEST YOUR SKILLS BY MAKING A FOLDING SAWHORSE

TO BOTTLE OR KEG • SPRING IS A TIME OF NEW BEGINNINGS, AND THIS SPRING YOU MIGHT HAVE DECIDED TO TRY BREWING YOUR OWN BEER — BUT BOTTLE OR KEG; THAT IS THE QUESTION

MAGIC RADIO PART 2 • USING THE NEW FUNCTIONALITY TO MAKE MUSIC

STAMPING GROUND • AN ARTISAN FROM TURKEY BRINGS NEW LIFE TO AN ANCIENT CRAFT

Vegetable-tanned leather

Job names • All trades have their specialized terms, slang, or jargon.

How Yağmur makes a leather belt

How Yağmur makes a knife sheath

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE • WHETHER IT’S A TUNNEL MUCKER YOU’RE AFTER OR JUST A KILO OF BOLTS, THIS TREASURE TROVE OF OTHER PEOPLE’S TRASH IS LIKELY TO ENSNARE YOU

MASTERING THE LATHE • IN THE FIRST PART OF A SERIES, AN EXPERIENCED ENGINEER BEGINS A GUIDED TOUR OF A LATHE

Safety • Lathes are dangerous tools and must be treated with respect.

MAKE YOUR HOME A SMART HOME PART 3 • NOW IT’S TIME TO UPGRADE THE HEART OF YOUR HOME: THE KITCHEN

MAKE-DO TOOLS • CREATING YOUR OWN ‘MAKE-DO’ TOOLS CAN BRING ITS OWN REWARDS

Little tool tips

METAL MASTERPIECES • METAL AS ANYTHING, ONE PERSON’S TRASH IS ANOTHER PERSON’S TREASURE

DOWN TO THE WIRE

RON MURRAY: TURNING YOUR LIFE AROUND: • THE MEDITATIVE BEAUTY OF WOODTURNING

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FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE • JUDE FINDS JOY IN WORKING WITH A SOVIET-ERA LATHE