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ArticleADDICTION

Idon’t want to down­play addic­tion because it can indeed be a ter­rible curse that ruins lives. However, if you’re read­ing this, I sus­pect your addic­tions – if you have any – are not lifethreat­en­ing; they are likely more of a threat to your bank...

ArticleOn the cover Hon­ing an edge

Hay­den Scott’s jour­ney to becom­ing a knife-maker has been quite diverse, from freez­ing works to a renowned chef. Now, Hay­den has found his true call­ing: mak­ing chef’s knives – who bet­ter to craft the finest knives than an exper­i­enced former...

ArticleRestor­ing an AJS motor­bike – part 9

Prob­lems aplenty for Peter again in this instal­ment, but he sol­diers on regard­less My last art­icle (The Shed Issue No. 125) on the ongo­ing saga of the ‘1952’ AJS 500 rebuild ended at the point where I described jump­ing on the kick-start lever –...

ArticleThe Shed quiz No. 7

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ArticleLearn all about tem­plates and jigs

Applied work­shop wis­dom, designed to repeat In the pre­vi­ous issue of The Shed, No. 125, we looked at the work of man­dolin maker Mal­colm Locke and the use of tem­plates and jigs in his work. Next issue, we’re going to look at the con­struc­tion...

ArticleOff the grid

Down­scal­ing – but not slow­ing down, not ever As I’ve aged, I’ve always clung to the belief that I’ll do this or that again, someday. But selling our keeler recently – its replace­ment is a tiny trailer yacht – made me face the fact that I may never...

ArticleThe Shed shrink

Restore, don’t replace – it’s good for the soul By Mark Seek | mark­seek@rock­et­mail.com | you­tube.com/@theshed­shrink Our shrink tells us that work­ing on projects and restor­ing old objects bene­fits us in many ways. It’s pretty amaz­ing to find...