Sarah Joubert

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Farmed "oldschool" with chickens & beef on a smallholding. Have come to the conclusion there is no "if you cant beat em, join em"with the big boys. You need a David approach to the Goliaths out there.
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Nancy Reading wrote:

Jay Angler wrote:I think that sometimes the most important projects are the ones that repair broken things so they can go back into full service.



refitting a tool handle
good as new

Hopefully the handle will last a few more years now. I'll try and do better about putting it away properly out of the weather now I have my new yurt-shed.



I can relate to a well repared tool. I have no idea why I delay fixing tools in regular use. Well, I do. I'm too busy with the task at hand to stop, go to the workshop, repair and then go back to doing what I wanted in the first place. It's always, I'll do it when I'm done here and then I'm either too tired or forget. And the cycle repeats. And you'd think I'd learn - so many times when I eventually get too fed up with a loose rake head or wobbly spade and fix it, the job satisfaction goes way up and my frustration is a thing of the past!
1 week ago

It amazed me how many years they lasted even though I didn't do anything to protect the wood. They make a very strong fence.


That's the one disconcerting thing about pallets -what did they use to make them so impervious to bugs and rot? I'm sure 'using them as compost bins and raised beds is OK, but I would never bury them in a hugel for instance. I once tried burning the offcuts in my Walker stove and my husband's asthma was triggered very quickly!
1 week ago
I've tried to upload some pictures... Sorry, some are focusing on more important things!
1 week ago
Inge - I love your shed, looks so sturdy!
Thekla, what a great take on hot beds, I can definitely see that in my garden plan. I'm away from Jan to early May, last frost date is end Jan so I miss the early planting season. I may just have to install a few of these, germinate indoors in Jan, transplant just before I leave, cover with a frost blanket and keep my fingers crossed! I may get plants well developed enough for the furnace that comes in June.


1 week ago
Thank for the detailed update Nancy. It's good to know in your wet and soggy climate you have had years' use out of it. Please don't expect anything anytime soon, I won't be back home for 3 months and then I have to finish my mother's bedsit, AND THEN the heat rolls in and I willbe hiding from the sun! I also have more needful things to do- prepare tree planting spots, create more vegie growing spaces, build frames and net my growing spaces, the list is endless. But perhaps I can do it in stages and it gives me plenty of time to come up with and discard ideas. As we're really dry and when it does rain it seeps away quickly, I might try digging down to keep a low profile. I'm also thinking of planting olive suckers around it to eventualy tie all together at the peak to disguise the plastic and if it's too high, I won'tn be able to manage it easily. Lots of food for thought but your build proves the concept, thank you.
2 weeks ago
That's lovely Annette!
2 weeks ago
My daughter made me a lovely kitchen island from deconstructed pallets. Also bed bases which have hinged tops  for storing extra linen, duvets etc. She made them in 2 halves which push together so they are easy to move around and have structural strength. In the kitchen is an "L" bench, also with hinged lids to give extra storage.
Outside on the porch we have wrap around seating - probably the most simple construction being Pallets cut in half and placed on edge as legs, with the top slats screwed on top. Old foam mattresses provide cushioning and back support. Curtains along the front of the bench hides more storage spaceand provides cool nooks for the dogs in the summer.
Oh, and a deck made from extra long pallets on salvaged steel struts.
They truly are versatile.
2 weeks ago
I can't believe I missed this thread 2 years ago! Where was I? This is absolutely brilliant. My daughter wants a "shabin" overlooking the valley but I want it to blend in and dont have the cash to spend. I was toying with a reciprocal roof but decent free timber is scarce here. I do have access to pallets, pollarded Mulberry withies and reeds so I'm going to give this a go! Mine doesnt need to withstand snow or rain but it does need to withstand rain. And I might need to build a shadehouse too.......
2 weeks ago
Ah Benjamin! These things are sent to test us. And you've already come up with a solution. How's the new thermometer working? Thanks for posting, it helps the rest of us make informed choices
7 months ago
Thanks Jay, sounds like a winner! Looking forward ro trying it once I''ve mot my rye starter up and running.
8 months ago