| June 2008 |
Green house |
| Provide a handsome home for plants, indoors or out. |
This planter is designed to suit a range of skills, various tools and different methods of working. Those who are up for a challenge will like its subtle double taper: cut parts square and then trim... |more| |
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Electricity in crisis
Massive savings: up to 10% off |
| Practical ways of keeping the lights burning – and still reaching that magic figure of a 10 per cent cut in consumption |
In different times, we might call our situation a national emergency. Whichever way you look at it, having to slash our electricity consumption by the Government-stipulated 10 per cent won’t be easy... |more| |
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Chalk it up |
| Go on, encourage the family's artist |
We all know of children who, in a burst of creative energy, cover a bedroom wall with original abstracts in crayon and koki pen. If this sounds uncomfortably close to home, don’t discourage your... |more| |
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DIY Home Q&A |
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The glories of pegboard
Q I’m fixing up my garage. While I’m at it, I’m going to improve my tool storage because I’m tired of tools falling down every time I lift one off the pegboard wall... |more| |
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Chalkboard (online extra) |
| A simpler alternative |
In the June 2008 issue, we featured an article on building a double-sided chalkboard. In this online extra we present a design for a simpler single-sided board. |more| |
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| May 2008 |
My home, my steel castle |
| Tough, durable and earthquake-proof, the light steel-frame house is becoming increasingly popular in South Africa. Bring on the tremors… |
Remember the story about the Three Little Pigs, and the third and final house – constructed from reassuringly solid bricks – that stood firm against everything the Big Bad Wolf threw at it? Well,... |more| |
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Nested tables |
| Can you balance a plate of cream scones on one knee, a saucer on the other, sip tea and hold an animated conversation – all at the same time? Neither can we, which explains why we designed and built this space-saving nest of tables. |
Its shape was inspired by the spectacular architecture of Johann Otto von Spreckelsen’s La Grande Arche de La Défense in Paris. The arch, a 110 m-high cube, was inaugurated in 1989 to commemorate the... |more| |
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Nested tables (online extra) |
| Applying hardwood edging to veneered panels |
In the May 2008 issue, we featured an article on building a set of nested tables. Use is made of built-up panels (torsion boxes) with hard-wearing solid wood edging. Read this online extra and learn... |more| |
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| April 2008 |
Team of workhorses |
| Building a better sawhorse – functional, strong and elegant |
It's common to think of tools as implements to cut, drill or shape material – or perhaps to drive fasteners. But another important class of tools is used to support whatever you are working on. One... |more| |
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Mirror, mirror on the wall |
| Do you have a stretch of garden or house wall that needs something to relieve its stark, uninteresting appearance? This arched trellis surrounding a mirror could be the answer. Create a focal point and invite exploration of the rest of your garden. |
Choices, choicesThe trellis featured in this article is made from SA pine. Other suitable timbers are saligna and meranti. As this is an outdoor project, we have left the wood rough. Other... |more| |
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