Journal6 notes
Notes from the shop
Short buying and use notes for the catalogue: doors, plugs, hinges, and what an outdoor camera records when the house is empty. Written by Complete Property Maintenance, the seller — not the manufacturer.
CamerasLatestIncredible: possums, parcels and hail. What hides from view when nobody is home.
Most of a driveway camera is the same empty concrete. The clips worth keeping are the ones you did not mount it for — and they are why picture, night colour and pan matter.
ScrapersCabinet scrapers for paint ridges and glue smears
When sandpaper loads up on pine, old enamel or squeeze-out, a scraper cuts a shaving instead of grinding dust into the grain.1 min readRead
Files and raspsEasing a sticking door without sanding the whole frame
Find the high spot first. A rasp takes that mark. Planing the whole edge usually makes the door rattle next season.1 min readRead
SawsWhen a flush-cut saw beats a power saw
Trimming a proud plug or dowel without scarring the face around it, and when a flush-cut saw is the wrong tool.1 min readRead
ChiselsSquaring a hinge recess so the leaf sits flat
Why a routed hinge pocket binds, and how a corner chisel and a wooden mallet finish the square.1 min readRead
Repair kit