Off The Grid Makes
I live off the grid in Central Victoria Australia. And I like to make stuff. This site documents a lot of my projects from gardening, carpentry and joinery, woodturning and other weird stuff. Have a look around and enjoy :-)
Woodwork
Wood working projects.
A fireplace mantle
How I built a new fireplace mantle for the house
Shelves from Pallets
How I build quick shelving from pallets
A Concrete Counter Top
How I built a concrete counter top
Cabinet For the Concrete Countertop
How I built the cabinet for the concrete counter top
Handy Crates from Old Pallets
How I built some useful crates from old pallets
A Gallery Of Latches
A gallery of wooden home made latches
A Rustic Bench Seat
A rustic bench seat for the gardenThe Garden
Gardening Projects.
Building Wicking Beds
How I built wicking beds for the gardenReclaimed Iron Planters
How I built reclaimed iron planters for the gardenA Post and Rail Fence
How I built a post and rail fence from treated pineA Concrete Casting using Latex Moulds
How we made a concrete casting from latex mouldsWoodturning
A First lesson in Woodturning
Turning a Basic Bowl
Decorating the Basic Bowl
Turning a Handled Bowl
Turning Small Weed Pots
Turning a Batch of Scoops
Turning a Redgum Bowl with Handles
Turning a Bowl with a Carved Rim (and Foot)
Weird Stuff
The Steampunk Clock
Home Made Disk/Drum sander
A tour of my old disk/drum sander I made many years ago.Making the Monument Puzzle
How I made a large Mayan themed monument puzzle.Solving the Monument Puzzle
How to solve the puzzle in the previous video.Making a Cargo Net
How I made a cargo net for an obstacle course.