FabGuys.com forum: Can you do better

By *ammy aka Sammy OP TV/TS
4 weeks ago

Bedford

Was at a garden centre ,price of stuff very expensive. Girlfriend wanted to pay 28quid for a bird box.Rip off says I cheap nasty over priced crap. She says can you do better? I said yes no problem and I went and bought some timber and made one took about an hour with basic tools she was impressed cost less than a tenner and enough wood left over to make another one, told ya says I smug fucker says she. What can you do better?xx

By *tar33Man
4 weeks ago

North London (outer)

Pallet furniture is a thing. When I ran my own business I used to receive a lot of stuff on pallets and instead of throwing them away, I looked at a few plans online and made all kinds of garden furniture, a lot of which I gave away. The wood is already treated so won't rot, although some people do like to paint or stain it.

By *ammy aka Sammy OP TV/TS
4 weeks ago

Bedford

"Made a cake for about £2.50 rather than £25"

way to go xx

By *andyhandymanMan
4 weeks ago

Barking

"Was at a garden centre ,price of stuff very expensive. Girlfriend wanted to pay 28quid for a bird box.Rip off says I cheap nasty over priced crap. She says can you do better? I said yes no problem and I went and bought some timber and made one took about an hour with basic tools she was impressed cost less than a tenner and enough wood left over to make another one, told ya says I smug fucker says she. What can you do better?xx"

Totally agree. In fact, bird box is a classic scrap wood project, more than enough offcuts around so it doesn't really cost me anything. Most items are cheaper to buy than construct yourself, but making your own means it can be the exact design and dimensions you want with possibly better build quality. I also try to repair most things before replacing; people spend hundreds on a new appliance that only needs a part for £10-£40.

By *ammy aka Sammy OP TV/TS
4 weeks ago

Bedford

"Pallet furniture is a thing. When I ran my own business I used to receive a lot of stuff on pallets and instead of throwing them away, I looked at a few plans online and made all kinds of garden furniture, a lot of which I gave away. The wood is already treated so won't rot, although some people do like to paint or stain it."
spot on ive made quite a few bits for my allotment out of pallets xx