Tag: Upcycling
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Upcycling A Calf Trough
To my utmost heartache, farming is off the agenda for the minute because I’m waiting on an upgrade to my wheelchair so can’t really venture too far. But with the weather half decent I want and need to be at something outdoors. Here’s step one. Power washing one of our calf feeding troughs as it…
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This One’s For You, Bud
Without doubt the most difficult video I’ve had to do so far. Buddy, my golden boy, has gone to chase the pigeons in the sky. We also give a brief update on the eco-bales and other ongoing operations.
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Eco-Friendly Heating Bale – from start to finish
In today’s video, we take you along during the process of packing and actually baling the Eco Briquette. In previous videos you’ll have seen how we shredded newspapers or any such material which was surplus to requirements before soaking and steeping for a week to 10 days. Then, in a rare happy accident, it was…
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Woodwork in the office
Weather conditions dictated that what would normally be shed were re-located to the office today. The cutlery drawer turned flower box got it’s third coat of paint while another ongoing project was ramped up with a small mound of newspapers were torn up and soaked in buckets of water. Confused? Stay tuned, all will be…
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Watch “Drilling, Hooking and Painting” on YouTube
As the great Hanibal Smith of the A-Team might say, I love it when a plan comes together! My only Woodwork project from school has been recreated, plus something very similar on a bigger scale for tool storage and a window box for flowers with a difference.