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Cost of rescued wood
When I watch YouTube videos of other people (American men) building things like shanty boats or cabins in the woods, whenever it gets to...
Sam Smith
Jul 102 min read
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The perils of rescuing timber
Tuesday 8th July I want to get the boat made by 14th August. That is day 100 of the 100 Tigers Project. That gives me about 40 days or so...
Sam Smith
Jul 92 min read
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I was eating sausages when it hit me
I go to breakfast at the Ice Wharf Wetherspoon pub whenever I can. I love it. The view of the canal plus sausages is a winner. Can't be...
Sam Smith
Jul 72 min read
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Working on the Sabbath
If you look closely, you can see a car filled with insulation Sunday 6th July I had a day without any hard fixed commitments. All my...
Sam Smith
Jul 72 min read
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Paint or Die
1.7.2025 There is an absurdity to making things that nobody asked for while the world is on fire. This lack of obvious justification for...
Sam Smith
Jul 72 min read
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Barrel Bosh
On Saturday 6th July I started attacking my front passenger car seat with a screwdriver. I needed to remove the seat to create more space...
Sam Smith
Jul 73 min read
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Late for work
4th July 2025 Riding my bike to a carpentry job in Camden, I spied a load of wood out the front of a property. I stopped my bike to get a...
Sam Smith
Jul 73 min read
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Bits and Bobs
XXL bit of wood is the black thing on the left mostly out of shot 3rd July 2025 There has been a XXL piece of wood sitting in the carpark...
Sam Smith
Jul 72 min read
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The Mother Load
25th June 2025 From what am I going to make it? ​ From wood! Obviously. Street wood. Wood that I find in bins, outside properties being...
Sam Smith
Jul 74 min read
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