tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57664211008136310032024-03-15T12:45:21.474+00:00The Shed And BeyondThe Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.comBlogger304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-24609117478478311192023-08-05T12:32:00.003+01:002023-08-05T12:32:39.520+01:00Replacing a failed sealed unit...<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This is a job I've finally got round to fixing, basically one of the double glazed units (sealed units) in our wood framed double gazed windows failed a while ago, by that I mean condensation was building up between the 2 panes of glass and rather than replace the whole frame i decided to just replace the sealed unit.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
I found a company near to us who can make sealed units to whatever spec you want so I ordered one, much cheaper than replacing the whole frame.
The sealed units in upvc windows can also be replaced in a similar way and it's cheaper to replace them rather than the whole window frame, how to's can be found online and a few minutes searching will find companies near to you who can make replacement units, you will need measurements though.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Here's a video of the process, obviously this will be different for upvc windows - </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="355" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q1qtXCSLV84" width="480" youtube-src-id="q1qtXCSLV84"></iframe></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Thanks for visiting.</span></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-36219942221595429462022-04-24T08:43:00.002+01:002022-04-24T08:43:29.609+01:00Allotment Update...<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is the first of many visits to the allotment, I had thought I was starting later than I usual do, turns out I'm a bit earlier this year than last year, and as it happens we have started most of our seeds off earlier than we have in previous years.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Doesn't look like much was done, but you have to start somewhere.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's the video - </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8eI5SwMl0ZE" width="480" youtube-src-id="8eI5SwMl0ZE"></iframe></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks for visiting.</span></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-69523014517514996362022-04-01T15:15:00.003+01:002022-04-01T15:15:25.726+01:00Harvesting Grey water...<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you want to collect waste water please do some research into it first, there are things to consider in terms of storing and preventing bacteria buildup, filtration and numerous other things, we've installed a simple system that will only be used in the summer and any water will only be stored temporarily, so no longer than 24 hours</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">For a while now we've talked about trying to save more water, we have 5 waterbutts for collecting rain water, but we felt we could collect the water from showers and baths.</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
So to that end we've installed a very simple system to divert the water from the bathroom waste to a temporary storage tank (waterbutt) for use in the summer months for watering the ornamental plants.</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
It's a really simple install, it does involve some basic plumbing however, I've used solvent welds for this as I prefer that to push fit.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
The valve we're installing is made by a company called Watertwo and it costs about 30 pounds, and here's a link to their website - </span><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://watertwo.co.uk/the-watertwo-device/</span></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's the rough installation guide - </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="359" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bR3wQ0dBrI8" width="466" youtube-src-id="bR3wQ0dBrI8"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks for visiting.</span></span></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-59215367192042908192022-02-20T15:38:00.003+00:002022-02-20T15:38:37.966+00:00Glass sphere / crystal ball stand...<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">My wife has a new glass sphere which she wanted for taking pictures through, it does come with a small glass holder, but she wanted something a little more sturdy so I made a stand for the sphere from a piece of oak.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The wood has some cracks in it, but I used CA glue to stabilise them and although a simple shape it works well, and looks good with the sphere sitting on it.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's the video - </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="325" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ibt6kM6fIbY" width="472" youtube-src-id="ibt6kM6fIbY"></iframe></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks for visiting.</span></p>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-64786295533032623062022-01-16T13:13:00.004+00:002022-01-16T13:13:37.131+00:00Turning Picture Frames...<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a project I started sometime ago, but only just got round to finishing.</span></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It turns out that you can make pretty good picture frames using a lathe, although you will be restricted by the capabilities of your lathe, as in how big you can make them, but you could always go the other way and see how small you can make them.
They are pretty easy to make and can be stained or painted to suit your needs, and you can make them from solid pieces of wood or by gluing wood together, it depends on what you can get hold of in terms of materials.</span></span><div><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have a look - </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="353" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RJhY5ai5c-8" width="474" youtube-src-id="RJhY5ai5c-8"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #282828; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></div></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-14048535443835387712021-12-27T16:48:00.002+00:002021-12-27T16:48:20.301+00:00<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is not one of my better ideas, but I have always (for some reason) wanted to turn chipboard (particle board) to see what would happen, well now I know.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
It's not something I'll ever do again, chipboard or particle board as it's known is horrible stuff to turn for obvious reasons, the end result is oddly pleasing, but the actual turning was very messy, lots of dust so it goes without saying that you need a proper dust mask and eye protection (even when turning proper wood)</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The end result is oddly pleasing though.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the video - </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a4_DNSjwSwQ" width="433" youtube-src-id="a4_DNSjwSwQ"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></span></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-40448843982056823942021-11-27T14:25:00.001+00:002021-11-27T14:25:04.282+00:00Allotment update (a bit late posting) ...<p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm a bit behind with posting due to work and other things, so I'm combining the last two allotment visits into one post.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The fist video is us harvesting our borlotti beans and some squash plants, and the second video is us picking this years apple harvest, which isn't as big as it has been in previous years, but we still got enough to make some wine and juice and the rest my wife cut up and froze for pie fillings through the autumn and winter.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There's not much on the plot now, we will get some kale and chard and we should also get some sprouts for Christmas dinner, but for now the plot has been left alone and once Christmas is over I'll start fixing the fences that are damaged (and anything else that needs fixing) and come spring I'll start moving plants about, we have two gooseberry bushes in the gardens at home which are being relocated to the plot, and there are some small fruit trees on the plot that I want to move.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So look out for more allotment posts next year, and in the meantime I'll try and finish off some of the Christmas makes I've started and post / make videos about.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Picking the beans and squash - </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NzcxYuoREiI" width="429" youtube-src-id="NzcxYuoREiI"></iframe></span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Picking the apples and juicing - </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="359" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SvKKXtMjycA" width="436" youtube-src-id="SvKKXtMjycA"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks for visiting.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #282828; color: white; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-69604385905405839722021-11-07T16:22:00.001+00:002021-11-07T16:22:08.868+00:00Homemade propagation station...<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A lot of plants can easily be propagated using water, we usually just use jars of various sizes, but I thought I'd make a proper propagation station, you can buy ready made ones in all sorts of different styles and shapes, and with different types of glass, but I wanted to recycle some old spice jars and some old pallet wood so these cost nothing to make, I'm surprised at how well they turned out, and they look quite good as well.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's how I made them - </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="352" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kH2tR4IuwVU" width="424" youtube-src-id="kH2tR4IuwVU"></iframe></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rooting cuttings in water works for many different plants, and these are a good way to see the progress of roots growing, and they cost nothing but a little time to make.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks for visiting.</span></span></p>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-69083073034775118462021-10-24T08:50:00.004+01:002021-10-24T08:53:15.351+01:00Homemade blackcurrant brandy...<p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of the many things we do in preparation for Christmas (and winter) is to make liqueurs, we normally use our homegrown blackcurrants or blackberries (we're doing both this year) we pick from the hedgerows, either way the method is the same, basically it's infusing a spirit (brandy in this case) with the flavour of a fruit of some kind, the same way sloe gin is made, we're just not big gin drinkers so this is a good replacement for gin, many different spirits can be used, vodka being one of them.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It takes a few minutes to prepare then it can be left alone for a couple of months, once it's ready it takes a few minutes to strain the fruit out and bottle, if you start this a few months before christmas you'll have a nice warming winter drink for very little effort and money.</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YVa4oIQ6W5k" width="446" youtube-src-id="YVa4oIQ6W5k"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></span></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-57136750091206556582021-10-02T09:36:00.002+01:002021-10-02T09:36:20.781+01:00Making an adapter for our vacuum cleaner...<p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We recently acquired a new hoover (vacuum cleaner) but it didn't have a brush attachment, we could have bought one, but it was quicker to make one of our old ones fit, all I did was use part of another attachment that I don't use, not a huge saving money wise but a saving none the less and it saved time in trying to find the right sized attachment online and getting it posted to us.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I could have cut out some of the steps as they aren't really needed.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the video - </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="319" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/INAsFb8cklo" width="481" youtube-src-id="INAsFb8cklo"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></span></div><p></p>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-15381339148163909092021-09-25T12:08:00.004+01:002021-09-25T12:08:37.632+01:00Allotment Update - Harvesting potatoes...<p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's been a while since I posted one of these, but here's a video of the latest visit to the plot, today I've dug up our spuds and now we have 18kg of good potatoes, not bad really.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I haven't had quite as much time lately so the plot has got a little wild, but I've started clearing and making plans for next year, and I have been back since this visit to pick beans and squash, as well as the apples.</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the latest update - </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="323" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0BhF3-NkLAc" width="456" youtube-src-id="0BhF3-NkLAc"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></span></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-81448761660692601522021-09-11T10:18:00.005+01:002021-09-11T10:18:36.372+01:00Turning a spinning top...<p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A short video of me turning a spinning top from oak, it's a simple turning project, but the end results are always pleasing, who doesn't love a spinning top, and it's a good use for those little odd bits of wood you end up with after a project (or is that just me?)</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The oak is still a bit green, but it turns well, there's a small video at the end of some of the tops I've made recently.</span></span><div><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the video - </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="361" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EWrzoHFWtP4" width="490" youtube-src-id="EWrzoHFWtP4"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></span></div></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-20181111819548531902021-08-30T12:05:00.004+01:002021-08-30T12:05:44.408+01:00Homemade bobbins...<p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here I use some buddleia (buddleja) that I cut down at the start of the year to make some bobbins (also known as spools or reels) on my lathe, this wood has a very soft pith to it which is handy if you want to make something with a hole through the middle, although I did do some tests and found that if you want a perfectly drilled hole an 11.5mm drill bit works best.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My wife and daughter use the bobbins to wind ribbon onto and other materials for crafting, it's a good use for a material that would probably end up as fire wood or mulch.</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the video - </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="369" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iz86Lzbg6mI" width="444" youtube-src-id="iz86Lzbg6mI"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting</span></span></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-76520818634125176402021-08-15T10:08:00.005+01:002021-08-15T10:08:43.810+01:00Homemade wire string holder...<p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How to easily make a string holder from garden wire (other wire could be used) this has come in quite handy because you can hang it up in the shed or greenhouse, or on a fence or even from a tree branch which is what I did the other day when I was tying our tomato plants to their canes.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm pleased with it and it has become quite useful, and it's such an easy thing to make, hopefully the video is easy enough to follow, and you don't need any special tools, just a pair of pliers will do the job.</span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have a look - </span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="356" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dy9G3Zpw2H8" width="476" youtube-src-id="dy9G3Zpw2H8"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></span></span></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-9967959642472685592021-08-01T09:07:00.007+01:002021-08-01T09:07:55.752+01:00Allotment update - More squash, Beans and Prep work...<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a little behind where things are at on the plot, this was just a quick visit to the plot to get the other bed ready and to plant some more plants (squash) out, also planted some bean plants and got the polytunnel ready for our melon plants and birdhouse gourds.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We've had a lot of rain in the last few weeks, what we really need is more sun so the pumpkins and other squashes can get going.</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the update.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="361" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nvOMCpILb_E" width="481" youtube-src-id="nvOMCpILb_E"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></span></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-25746352613687826532021-07-23T20:13:00.006+01:002021-07-23T20:15:34.729+01:00How to make a trug (video version)<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We're getting ready for harvesting some of our crops and what better to carry things in than a trug, this is a simple thing to make and it can be made out of scrap wood or even a pallet.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This isn't the first time I've written a post about making trugs but I thought a video might be helpful and I always enjoy the process of sorting out the wood so it's more workable, this one is made from an old shelving unit, as have some of the others I've made.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Here's the blog post I wrote a few years ago on how to make a trug - </span><a href="https://the-shed-and-beyond.blogspot.com/2018/03/keep-on-trugin.html "><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://the-shed-and-beyond.blogspot.com/2018/03/keep-on-trugin.html</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">And here's the video I recorded recently -</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JBvXaVIUMVY" width="447" youtube-src-id="JBvXaVIUMVY"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-31940999297123083492021-07-17T08:29:00.004+01:002021-07-17T08:29:37.520+01:00Allotment update - Beetroot, Salsify and Red chard...<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Just a quick trip to the plot this time, planted out some beetroot plants in between the borlotti beans, which is a good use of bare space that might have not been used otherwise, also planted six salsify plants, these are a new plant for us, we're growing them at home as ornamental plants and on the plot as a crop, the whole plant is edible, but we're growing it for the root and lastly I've put in some red chard plants as a cut and come again crop.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Not much left to go into the ground, we may plant some quick crops later once things have been picked and harvested, but for now it's waiting for things to grow and keeping up with the weeding, I might even have some free time to make some stuff in my work shop.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the video - </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="359" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VnOiYqsSuqc" width="448" youtube-src-id="VnOiYqsSuqc"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></p>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-7886684887857362812021-07-08T08:54:00.000+01:002021-07-08T08:54:01.715+01:00How to make a simple trellis for a plant pot...<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A quick how to for making simple trellis for plant pots, this can easily be adapted for smaller or larger pots, and is great for climbing plants or just as a plant support, all you need is some garden canes and some bamboo skewers (plus a few tools)</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Doesn't really get much easier to be honest, it would be easy enough to scale up for larger trellis panels and for bigger pots, you could also change the design for something more artistic.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the video - </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X10Y8HkjZTw" width="481" youtube-src-id="X10Y8HkjZTw"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></span></p>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-31192684309508604212021-07-04T20:56:00.004+01:002021-07-04T20:56:34.427+01:00Allotment update - Squash, Snake beans and Kohlrabi<p><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The trips to the plot are getting more frequent now that there's more growing, this visit is mainly for getting some of the squash plants in the ground, but I also planted out the snake beans and some kohlrabi (first time growing it this year) and it seems someone has cut their way into our plot and some of the other plots on the site looking for things to steal, no real damage was done but they did knock off a load of gooseberries when they cut into the neighbouring plot.</span></p><p><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's worth reporting any break in or damage to your allotment plot to both your local council and the police, the chances they'll catch anyone are slim but you should always report these things, it's also a good idea not to keep anything too expensive on your plot, we only keep a few basic tools on ours anything else is kept at home and taken to the plot as and when we need it.</span></p><p><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The latest trip - </span></p><p><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="361" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p0QOrOl_IJg" width="479" youtube-src-id="p0QOrOl_IJg"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks for visiting.</span></span><p></p>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-43315873446056374692021-06-24T17:33:00.006+01:002021-06-24T17:33:48.249+01:00Allotment update - Beans, beans and brassicas<p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another trip to the plot, this time it's bean planting, I've put in two types of beans, borlotti and dwarf beans along with some russian kale, sprouts and one lonely spinach plant.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Things are doing well, we've got loads of radish coming up and I harvested more rhubarb and the gooseberry bushes are loaded with berries so it should be a good year for our fruit crops this year.</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's hard to keep up with everything that's going on on the plot now, amazing what a bit of rain and sun will do, but we're getting there, things have moved on a fair bit from this video.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the video - </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="359" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GlJDyeRGStA" width="457" youtube-src-id="GlJDyeRGStA"></iframe></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-63310163764741905842021-06-17T16:58:00.003+01:002021-06-17T16:58:45.278+01:00Propagating goosberry plants...<p><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A quick how to guide on layering gooseberry plants for propagation, it's probably the easiest way to get new plants, simply pin a low stem to the ground and leave it to form roots, this works for many other plants, it works well with climbers and I've had good success using this technique to propagate wisteria plants.</span></span></p><p><a href="https://the-shed-and-beyond.blogspot.com/2017/06/propagating-wisteria.html"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">https://the-shed-and-beyond.blogspot.com/2017/06/propagating-wisteria.html</span></a></p><p><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I haven't dug the new plants up yet, I'm waiting to make sure they have roots first, but they usually take quickly and once potted up grow fast.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's a video of me starting them off, at this stage they are still attached to the main plant - </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="331" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mooejln9Yew" width="479" youtube-src-id="Mooejln9Yew"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></span></p>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-88097199497465663062021-06-13T07:46:00.004+01:002021-06-13T07:47:08.886+01:00How to build a bean frame...<p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A quick guide on building a bean frame for climbing beans, I've used normal bamboo canes for this frame (I've been using them for years) but any straight stick would do, like hazel, or even lengths of timber just as long as it's relatively straight and the right height, for climbing beans you'll want canes at least two metres (about six feet)</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the video - </span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="314" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ovbZXcVXJPs" width="399" youtube-src-id="ovbZXcVXJPs"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And in case you don't have time to watch the how to I've attached a few basic diagrams of how to make a simple climbing bean frame.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Step 1 - </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpWOSvJtEJcp9fLhy2VUwepuleQcwqDQLsfu-YkSRXZm7bXZPuAZ5eRYSSrjW8oVWSQzGdIGl29jocyDTkJlvH7I1HsN4SD0vrhBhhdVOYRfM2U8npCngxGOvJuqzhBEaoG2_zLep7qO-/s1123/first+step.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1123" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpWOSvJtEJcp9fLhy2VUwepuleQcwqDQLsfu-YkSRXZm7bXZPuAZ5eRYSSrjW8oVWSQzGdIGl29jocyDTkJlvH7I1HsN4SD0vrhBhhdVOYRfM2U8npCngxGOvJuqzhBEaoG2_zLep7qO-/w469-h298/first+step.jpg" width="469" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Step two - </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWazrfTEXP_c60HS5TlPYeiLIPdnfpMCTx24xYmUAIpDDq3tJrZAbZeEttMk-2s4fP9XE-8sIImqiSjN4v2_7LF4znPE_3jU4qZwA-Uz8cjTtzcl3DLNbnao8DnToKdaM347MchF6yWUZ/s1123/second+step.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1123" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWazrfTEXP_c60HS5TlPYeiLIPdnfpMCTx24xYmUAIpDDq3tJrZAbZeEttMk-2s4fP9XE-8sIImqiSjN4v2_7LF4znPE_3jU4qZwA-Uz8cjTtzcl3DLNbnao8DnToKdaM347MchF6yWUZ/w435-h268/second+step.jpg" width="435" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Step three - </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPZjAUl7kvlmMGkSuhwSMpucDZ6F4Nbz7P77a-_mr1ZIFcW7kd3XpRIe8YWuakmksVbf1D5MO_9FtTOAOZYO3O5s028m39vduxHk1jkrl3542ZYjL9upuS793r6FCVpqQ4i26N0cuAEUf/s1123/third+step.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1123" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPZjAUl7kvlmMGkSuhwSMpucDZ6F4Nbz7P77a-_mr1ZIFcW7kd3XpRIe8YWuakmksVbf1D5MO_9FtTOAOZYO3O5s028m39vduxHk1jkrl3542ZYjL9upuS793r6FCVpqQ4i26N0cuAEUf/w413-h254/third+step.jpg" width="413" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-82156557473129772002021-06-04T10:58:00.001+01:002021-06-04T10:58:07.820+01:00How to remove rhubarb flowers and why...<p><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Growing rhubarb? has it started to flower? have no fear, it's easy to remove the flowers, all you need is a sharp knife, trace the flower stalk down to the base of the plant and cut it off as close to the crown as you can, and that's it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Letting the flowers grow and produce seed won't hurt the plant, but it will affect the harvest you get, plus it takes a while to get a good sized crown at the very least a couple of years from seed to a plant </span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">you can get a small harvest from, it's quicker to get a crown and divide it, people often give divided crowns away so keep an eye on free websites (like freecycle etc) and if you have an allotment see if anyone has some spare, maybe swap some plants for a crown.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's how to remove the flowers should you already have rhubarb - </span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="373" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tOPinH2O0Qw" width="448" youtube-src-id="tOPinH2O0Qw"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></p>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-203008264627439522021-05-30T19:16:00.001+01:002021-05-30T19:16:04.873+01:00Allotment update - Leek scapes, rhubarb and bean frames...<p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Work is progressing on the plot, more prep work done, this time I have to deal with the rhubarb flowers, and the weeds, it does feel as though we're getting somewhere with things now, just waiting for the weather to pick up.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've also made two simple bean frames for some of our climbing beans, it was a nice sunny day and I'm happy with the work so far, it'll soon be time to plant out the beans and squashes and all the other stuff.</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyway here's a video from the latest trip to the plot - </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="362" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bqgS3CpSJLo" width="399" youtube-src-id="bqgS3CpSJLo"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for visiting.</span></div></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766421100813631003.post-12640520568181283962021-05-26T17:20:00.004+01:002021-05-26T17:20:29.506+01:00Handmade pin cushion without a lathe...<p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another pin cushion I made recently, this one was made without using a lathe, and it's made from a piece of spalted birch with a tie dyed pink cushion, and in a droplet style shape.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's something that can easily be done with hand tools and is a bit different from the usual round pin cushions I've made, it's a really easy wood working project and one that you can get creative with, this one like all the things I make is made from reclaimed materials, so not only is it a good project it's cheap as well.</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
I do sell some of the things I make and I've now listed the pin cushions on my website, there's a load of other stuff on there as well - <a href="http://www.the-shed-and-beyond.co.uk" target="_blank">www.the-shed-and-beyond.co.uk</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Droplet shaped pin cushion - </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr04RGhtTeDSylmWjKZ4B53orlXuwwtEiehl6qTF-DU4ddiL9p8qbhoHxUxCsWzXVTY178mwwi2glpcmryzJXWyLaTSLordr4Bvs2yBFG2Ch4AvIP-Nf2-llsN5YsLHd0H1EBiW3YZt6-O/s2048/IMG_20210416_113534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr04RGhtTeDSylmWjKZ4B53orlXuwwtEiehl6qTF-DU4ddiL9p8qbhoHxUxCsWzXVTY178mwwi2glpcmryzJXWyLaTSLordr4Bvs2yBFG2Ch4AvIP-Nf2-llsN5YsLHd0H1EBiW3YZt6-O/w419-h314/IMG_20210416_113534.jpg" width="419" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And here's the video I took while making it - </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="325" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U6dNVDibRGs" width="408" youtube-src-id="U6dNVDibRGs"></iframe></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks for visiting.<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Shed and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382210649553516182noreply@blogger.com0