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The Home Handyman is published bi-monthly
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FEATURES
12 Environmental
Greywater systems for your home
16 Solutions
Warren Schmidt looks at ceiling insulation
20 Vehicles
A review of the JMC Single Cab SWB Carrying
22 Power tools
Essential tools for DIY’ers
26 Woodworking
Clifford Roberts & Andries Eygelaar build a retro bookshelf
30 Outdoor
Garden drainage solutions
34 Personality
Meet workshop facilitators Jade and Given
36 Techniques
Make and use your own acetate stencil
39 How to
Balance a ceiling fan
40 Painting
Repair and paint up an old piece of furniture
42 Metalworking
André Gous makes a poolside towel caddy
46 Electronics
Kin Le Roux makes a metal detector
50 Young DIY’er
Build a dispenser for jelly beans
62 Info zone
Types of drinking water
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All the latest products for the DIY’er
8 Voice your views
Your chance to air an opinion
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10 DIY matters
News, views and reviews from around the globe
49 Bright ideas
Readers share their innovative time-and-space saving DIY ideas
52 Ask our experts
Your DIY queries answered by our panel of experts
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54 A woodworker’s diary
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Denis Lock takes a look at router table construction
58 Woodworker’s corner
Sharing techniques, ideas and a love of wood
60 Showcase
Woodworkers showcase their projects
61 Coffee corner
From our workshop to yours
64 Tailpiece
Annalien Grensemann heeds a call to DIY
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