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As young blade-smiths go, few come finer than Liam. Already, at 18 years old, he is cutting up the knife-maker community with his historically inspired and ornate work. At The Auckland Blade Show 2022, he took out the award for the Best Details and w

I saw an image of the MPCNC on your Mar.–Apr. 2022 cover. I am wondering where you got the files for the TFT case and the mount for it. I’m in the process of building one and like what you did. Thanks, Matthew Taylor Hi Matthew, You will enjoy using

When I first met Neville Watkinson, he was planning to repaint the Milford 20, as it was nearly 10 years since it had been built. He used two-pack finishes for the whole boat with the exception of the hull’s rubbing strip, which he envisioned would h

Someone asked what it’s called. I call it a ‘bitsa-crane’, since it is bits of an engine crane, bits of a pallet jack, and bits of a winch, plus whatever else I add for the lift. I found that I gained 3mm for each ‘click’ of my winch and could get ve

The original crane manual — or various online copies — outlines guidelines and rules regarding the use of a “short as possible” boom extension and keeping the load within the footprint of the crane to avoid toppling. These guidelines apply to all lif

“The first job is to check if there is water in the boiler; open up the gauge glasses and never light the fire if you don’t have sufficient water. If there isn’t enough, then obviously it is leaking. “Next, clean out the firebox and begin lubricating

Featuring 18 of the best projects from the last 10 years, The Best of The Shed includes all of our most popular projects. With step-by-step instructions, the 176-page book will take you through a variety of projects, including a pizza oven, a trailer

MENZSHED NEW ZEALAND Visit www.menzshed.nz or email: secretary@menzshed.nz AUCKLAND CENTRAL COMMUNITY SHED Nikki 027 375 9662 aucklandcentralshed@gmail.com BOOMER SHED Stacey Upjohn 021 185 6526 MENS SHED AUCKLAND EAST Bruce Kerr 021 707 600 mensshed

Welcome to 2023. At first glance it doesn’t appear to be too different from 2022, which, for me, was characterised by far too much rain. As I speak, rain is falling, and has been for several days, and we are told to expect more. At least the forecast

As young blade-smiths go, few come finer than Liam. Already, at 18 years old, he is cutting up the knife-maker community with his historically inspired and ornate work. At The Auckland Blade Show 2022, he took out the award for the Best Details and w