No matter how popular flower beds are among flower-growing enthusiasts, they usually differ little from ordinary garden beds. And this impression is not saved by attempts to refine them with all sorts of brick borders, fences made from random pipes, or, worse still, car tire covers. Besides, such flower beds have a permanent “registration”: they Read more…
Prepared cement mortar needs constant mixing, otherwise it hardens quickly. But that is easier said than done; doing this work by hand is extremely tiring — it is hard to lift a shovel full of mortar. How can one try to use one’s strength more efficiently? That is how this labor-saving device appeared in my Read more…
For almost twenty years, a design club for agricultural modeling has been operating at the Chernihiv regional Station of Young Technicians. Over the years, the students, under the guidance of their mentors, have developed and built many useful machines, mechanisms, and devices, many of which are of practical economic importance and bring real benefit to Read more…
On the spot where I planned to build a swimming pool near a country house there used to be an old pond that once served both as a fire reservoir and as a place for domestic geese and ducks to roam. But time passed: for firefighting needs there is now a water supply, and the Read more…
It would seem that driving a nail is about as simple as it gets. Still, even this seemingly straightforward operation requires a calculated approach and some experience. 1. Long nails are best driven with a 400—500 g hammer, and small ones with a hammer weighing up to 250 g. 2. To find nails driven deep Read more…
I offer home craftsmen (and not only them) a tool for welding plastics. However, it can also be used for a wide range of technical creativity tasks — for example, to blow solder off dismantled electronic boards. After all, the temperature of the air coming out of the nozzle tube will reach 300°C, and it Read more…
On his own land, the owner erected a two-storey shell of a “Canadian” house on a strip foundation. The adjacent plot had long been for sale. At last it found a new owner, who invited a surveyor for an accurate layout of the plot. During that procedure it turned out that the neighbour had built Read more…
We continue to introduce our readers — owners of garden and country plots — to nontraditional designs of cottage furniture published in the Polish magazine “Zrób sam”. SWING CHAIR There is probably no one who does not like a swing. However, while a rope and a piece of board are quite enough for children’s swings, Read more…
The times of treasure hunters are back. “Black” and “green” searchers look for artifacts of past eras, dedicating all their free time to this pursuit. All in the hope of finding a coin hoard or a weapons cache. One cannot condemn them — times are hard. Better, if possible, to help. One of the main Read more…
When furnishing a country house — whether a small garden cottage or a solidly built dacha — many people bring there the furniture that has outlived its usefulness in a city apartment. And most often this makes the whole setting mismatched, bulky, and at odds with the idea of a place for rest. Meanwhile, it Read more…
