February 14, 2021

The Shed January/February 2021 Issue 94, on sale now

February 14, 2021/ The Shed

There’s a real Triumph in the issue of The Shed and a twin-engined one at that as well as the bonus of our annual The Shed 2021 wall calendar.
Our cover story this issue is about a central South Island marine engineer sheddie who really is living the dream. A love of classic cars and motorbikes has seen this marine engineer buy a working garage to store and restore his own collection as well as operate it as an everyday mechanical repair garage for local customers.

November 19, 2020

The Shed Issue 93 now on sale in Australia

November 19, 2020/ The Shed

Well, it took a bit longer to arrive than usual but at last, the November/December 2020 Issue 93 of The Shed is on sale across Australia from today, Thursday 19 November.
The COVID 19 pandemic has played havoc with international freight shipping so its later than usual arriving in Sydney for distribution around the country. Australian subscribers will start receiving their copies from this week as well.

October 11, 2020

Electric bikes - taking care of business

October 11, 2020/ The Shed

Let’s face it e-bikes are everywhere and they are here to stay. If the thought of extra complications and potential breakdowns are putting you off buying one then you’re not alone. Would you like an e-bike that you can build and maintain yourself?
Something that goes better than most, is easy to service and diagnose with readily available parts and plenty of support is becoming a priority for a lot of people looking for an e-bike that won’t end up as landfill in a few years’ time.

October 04, 2020

Show your shed to the world

October 04, 2020/ The Shed

Our 2021 The Shed Calendar will be accompanying the January February 2021 Issue 94 of the magazine, on sale November 30.
We are calling for readers to send us a photo of their shed to feature in the calendar and get bragging rights over your mates for all of next year!
Head to our Facebook page for more details and to enter. Competition closes October 4. Good luck.

October 04, 2020

The Shed November/December 2020 Issue 93, is on sale now

October 04, 2020/ The Shed

We showcase the metal-shaping and coachbuilding skills of Rod Tempero Motor Body Builders Ltd from Oamaru in The Shed Issue No. 93. The company’s world-famous and internationally sought-after car-building talents make it one of this country’s finest coachbuilders. We head to the mainland to meet Rod and his team and do our best to dig out as many metal-shaping and car-building secrets as we can.

September 16, 2020

Shed 92 on sale across Australia today

September 16, 2020/ The Shed

For all our Australian readers the wait is over to grab the latest issue of the magazine. The September/October, Issue 92, hits the shops all across the country from today 17 September.

August 26, 2020

Video of the weird and wonderful world of Andrew Hall

August 26, 2020/ The Shed

A visit to Andrew Hall’s shed — a single garage in suburban Henderson, West Auckland — is a portal into another dimension. In this realm, a sense of humour is essential.
For the past two decades, Andrew has been working full time at turning society’s cast-offs into three-dimensional cartoon gargoyles, aliens, monsters, and effigies of mirth.

August 17, 2020

Modern man, ancient craft

August 17, 2020/ The Shed

Asked why he has spent the best part of 20 years producing garden trugs, besom brooms, bentwood log carriers, wooden pitchforks, and rakes, he says he's always had an inbuilt love of wood, of trees and the desire to work with his hands. “I was brought up on a farm in North Otago and in the Moeraki village.
My parents valued things like gardening, sewing, and cooking, and being self-sufficient. And those values were inculcated in me.

August 10, 2020

The Shed September/October Issue 92 is on sale now

August 10, 2020/ The Shed

There’s a real treat for knife makers in the September/October Issue No. 92 of The Shed.
We head to the Auckland workshop of master knifemaker Brent Sandow to get insights into what makes him such a well-regarded exponent of the art. We watch and learn as he goes through the steps on how he makes a Springbok Hunter knife.
Get ready, secrets are shared.

June 29, 2020

Making a ring roller

June 29, 2020/ The Shed

The solution was to use the offcuts and a cheap bottle jack to make a set of rollers that can bend the material into wide arcs. Since I had to buy the $39 jack, the budget was well and truly blown. But this ring roller will be useful for future projects.

June 21, 2020

The Shed May/June Issue 90 on sale today throughout Australia

June 21, 2020/ The Shed

The Shed Issue 90 is finally in shops across Australia from today.
The COVID 19 virus disrupted all shipping so this issue of The Shed is over six weeks late to arrive in stores. Our apologies for that delay but we hope you find the wait was actually worth it. Check out the fully illustrated content rundown for this magazine.

June 15, 2020

The Shed July/August 2020 Issue 91, on sale now

June 15, 2020/ The Shed

The July/August 2020 issue of The Shed, No. 91, has got something in it for every sheddie.
Even though there is something of a nautical theme to this issue, our cover story is on building a very powerful, vertical, hydraulic log splitter. Bill Stevenson from Christchurch walks us through the construction of his trailer-mounted log-splitting machine that was started prior to the Covid-19 lockdown, worked on during, and completed immediately after. A great effort.

June 02, 2020

Work, life and play

June 02, 2020/ The Shed

Most people have separate places for work, play, accommodation and their hobbies but Malcolm Anderson has successfully managed to combine them all into one.
Malcolm’s father, Bruce Anderson, has a passion for collecting and restoring motorbikes to the highest standard. One of his projects, a 1929 Harley-Davidson OHV Two-port Special that he restored from a pile of parts, now resides in the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee in America.

May 05, 2020

Video of McLean weaving of Oamaru

May 05, 2020/ The Shed

In The Shed Issue 90 we featured this small family business working from a shed in their back garden.
Using a 100-year-old Hattersley Domestic Weaving System, the McLean’s make stunning fabrics using traditional techniques and thread.
Incidentally, this Hattersley loom became popular after WWI when they were embraced by returning soldiers who preferred to work from home rather than a crowded and often fraught mill environment.

April 30, 2020

The Shed May/June 2020, Issue 90, is on sale now

April 30, 2020/ The Shed

Issue 90 of The Shed has a treat for lovers of fast off-road action. We visit the shed of Cowper Trucks who make world-beating 800hp 4x4 off-road race vehicles. Built strong, tough, and powerful from a shed outside Whanganui, this is automotive engineering at its best.

April 27, 2020

Lockdown sheddies

April 27, 2020/ The Shed

As New Zealand was in this stay at home order for five weeks, sheddies were busy and very active.
Here are some of them that shared their sheds, families and projects with us.

April 27, 2020

Video of Ray Woodhouse, artist and sculptor from Raetihi

April 27, 2020/ The Shed

From his shed on the Central Plateau in the North Island, Ray Woodhouse creates totally unique pieces that are more than sculpture and more than a lamp. They would be a truly special addition to any space you choose to place them in.
An artist who we featured in Shed 82, only started this type of work when he retired. Ray has a working shed than many sheddies will envy.

April 14, 2020

Video of John Hickey, vine and manuka furniture maker

April 14, 2020/ The Shed

In Issue 89 of The Shed we featured the work of John Hickey.
John created a career and a business for himself making unique furniture following a workshop injury which resulted in him losing the lower half of his left leg.
John is an inspirational sheddie.

April 06, 2020

Video of vintage fire engines at the Westland Heritage Park, Hokitika

April 06, 2020/ The Shed

In The Shed Issue #80 we visited this heritage park and met the great folks caring for and restoring industrial machines and vehicles.
Here is a short video of their collection of volunteer fire brigade engines from around the South Island. Our tour guide is Michael Rooney.

March 26, 2020

Knifemaking by Leif Haseltine

March 26, 2020/ The Shed

The design for this article is my everyday carry knife, a four-inch (100 mm) dropped hunter—an all-round knife whose blade is ample, large enough to skin that buck and small enough to carry all day without getting in the way.

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