How much of a handi man are ya
When your not wetting a line for what ever reason, i.e. bad weather, boss ladies hasn't given you a leave pass. What do you do in your spare time.
I've built a few bits and pieces over the years. I'm sure there's a few other Fisho's on this site who lend their hand at various taskes, whether it be making new rigs/lures for next time ya head out or building that new weapon (rod) for the next assault, or building something for around the house.
Thought I'd share some of mine. may add a few more soon.
Built the patio and pond at me first house.
Than we moved into the second house and another blank canvas.
Framed out for the deck in steel and screwed down timber decking install fibreglass 1/2 tank for pond bricked up the outside and built rock wall for garden.
After all that hard work I realized I need a spot to wet me whistle so I built me self a bar.
And I've ripped the scab off a few beers down there.
Enjoy and show what you've done
Cheers Wes.
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
scottland
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that bar is mad
hahahhhha i recently got a go pro so i like to edit the footage and stuff
i support two teams eagles and whoever is playing the dockers
tim-o
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Date Joined: 24/05/11
Hope that saw blade is
Hope that saw blade is mounted well or u could end up legless drinkin at that bar, or armless or headless
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
Matt T
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Date Joined: 19/11/07
Bar
That bar is sensational mate!
fisho-ron
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Date Joined: 26/09/09
awesome mate...if only i had
awesome mate...if only i had the room...one power ball and the wifes gone...lol
RedNeck
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Date Joined: 05/05/12
You need to go fishing more
You need to go fishing more to much spare time, great job though
Master......Baiter....
Jody
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Date Joined: 19/04/07
Not suprising
He knocks up a pretty shmick kitchen as well
Still looks awesome Wes
Building industrys loss
TWiZTED
Wes F
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Date Joined: 07/01/12
Cheers Jody
Still in the same house than. Thought it was you with a few good hauls of fish, If I can build a kitchen half as good as you fish I wasn't doing to bad.
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
ledge64
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Date Joined: 24/11/09
I'm handy I just live around
I'm handy I just live around the corner
Wes F
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Date Joined: 07/01/12
If ya just around
the corner drop round and do a few small jobs for me will I head out and wet a line. And that doesn't include the missus.
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
sea-kem
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Date Joined: 30/11/09
I'm handy...........Andy lol.
I'm handy...........Andy lol. Love the bar Wes. Looks like you've got a reasonable amount of property there?
Love the West!
sarcasm0
Posts: 1396
Date Joined: 25/06/09
Gday mate
Love the home handyman stuff. Ive been away from home for nearly five months now, seriously looking forward to getting back to do more things around the place. Last year we pulled up the carpets to expose the wandoo and jarrah flooring in our place which was built in the 50's. We then spent every spare moment in the next 3 months hammering down nails, repairing the pest inspectors holes left in the corners of each room with recycled timber, sanding and varnishing the floors to a high gloss.
After that, dad and I rebuilt the boat trailer.
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/trailer-reborn
First order when we get back is to build a deck out the back of our place around our palm tree potentially with an outdoor kitchen, fish cleaning station etc. After that is some muskoka/adirondack chairs and tables for the deck. I will post photos as I go.
Bryan
Lamby
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Did the same with an old
Did the same with an old house we had & old jarrah floorboards (60's circa) So much sawdust & everywhere, even had it around me clacker (yes I had pants on) Satisfying project & looked great afterwards.
Have been building a deck out the back of my new house build with help of Seaquest (foreman), will get a pic & pop it up
sarcasm0
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Date Joined: 25/06/09
Some photos of the varnishing job
Yours truly applying in our bedroom:
Main Room:
Other View:
Front View First Coat:
Main Room First Coat:
Wes F
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Date Joined: 07/01/12
Looks a treat
Some descent quality timber
Gotta love the colour of the skirting boards and architraves.
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
sarcasm0
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Date Joined: 25/06/09
Hahaaha Cheeky Bugger
They matched the crappy salmon carpet and brown walls before we painted. They still look the same with the paint sample marks and all, thats another job when I get back! The whole lot will be painted and cornices added to the skirting boards to cover gaps:D The missus wants almost a ceiling white, I was convinced before, but after looking at these pics and not seeing home for 5 months im not sure.
Wes F
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Date Joined: 07/01/12
Big job
But makes me think there might be some nice jarrah below all that paint. Defiantly wouldn't go the blue, a mid colour of beige or something similar on the walls with a few feature walls in a contrasting colour with all the jarrah trim. Starting to sound like a interior designer HaHaHa.
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
Troy Summers
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Date Joined: 14/08/11
Oh that brings back horrible
Oh that brings back horrible memories from my floor-sanding days!! but nothing beats that look.... or that smell!!! or that cough that lasts for days cause I was too tuff for respirators
Nice work... and yeh, those red boogers are always good for a party joke or 2!
Wes F
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Date Joined: 07/01/12
One dusty job
Gotta love the taste and smell of sanding dust, would've been picking a few booggers out for the next few days
. Gotta like how the timber floors end up after a polish. Good stuff
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
pale ale
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Date Joined: 02/01/10
Very much liking ya bar
Very much liking ya bar
Troy Summers
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Date Joined: 14/08/11
Yep that bar is a ripper!!!
Yep that bar is a ripper!!!
Zoggy84
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Date Joined: 24/06/12
Awesome looking bar! Only
Awesome looking bar! Only thing im handy at doing is in the kitchen. Being a baker cakes, scrolls, bread, sweets. But unfortuantly im usless with tools. Just ask the Missus i tried putting a flat pack tv unit together and it ended up backwards
The name is Zoe.
If any1 but the wife asks im fishing, if she asks im at work.
Wes F
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Date Joined: 07/01/12
New work bench
And cabinets with roller draws.
All solid Sheoak. Did everything from stratch. Sourced the logs, gotém slabbed, machined all the timber put it all together and polished.
From a bit of old patio timber and left overs from previous builds I thought I'd manufacture a new table.
Needs a sand back and re-polish waiting for the weather to warm up.
Yep Sarcasm lovely coloured chairs.
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
Craggles
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Date Joined: 19/05/07
I'm usually doing something
I'm usually doing something each weekend, I really enjoy working on the house.
Here's our before and after for the laundry I did recently, did everything myself, cupboard, plumbing, electrical (with sparky dad), tiling, new toilet, new door, paint etc.
Other stuff I've done to the house so far include:
About to start ensuite bathroom, then onto second bathroom, then a break I suspect before the biggest task of them all, kitchen...
Still come cleaning required in these pics but you get the jist.