Ragtag Do-It-Yourself Weekly Challenge, Week 7

in homesteading •  7 years ago 

Ragtag Do-It-Yourself Weekly Challenge

I've kept the rules simple and few, so everyone will feel free to dive in.

1. Choose 3 items each from the Resources and Tools lists.

2. Explain how you built your virtual project.

3. Pass the challenge along to someone else so we can swap as many ideas as possible. Who knows, they just may have the solution you need to a pesky problem or a suggestion that fits your situation like a glove!

4. Use #diyragtag so we can find your post.

Here's an example:

RAGTAG RESOURCES - Pick Three

Two 2x8 Boards, 8 ft. long ~ Old Window
A Dozen Bricks ~ A Large Plastic Tarp


TOOLS - Pick Three

Hammer ~ Saw ~ Drill ~ Shovel ~ Cart ~ Ax ~ Wedge
Trowel ~ Staple Gun ~ Post Hole Digger

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Your choice on power or hand tools. Fasteners are freebies.
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PROJECT: COLD FRAME

Use the saw to cut the boards in half, making 4' lengths, 8" wide.
Use the hammer & some nails to make a 4'x4' square box that is 8" tall.
Place the box over plants to extend the growing season by protecting them from frost/freezing.
Put the window on top of the box to make a mini green house out of it.
Use the bricks as needed to adjust for venting and/or raising the height of the box and/or the window to accommodate plant height.
Use the cart to haul your harvest to the kitchen.


The challenge will run from Saturday to Saturday.

SIXTH WEEK'S AVAILABLE RAGTAG RESOURCES - Pick Three

Three Dozen Concrete Blocks, 8" x 8" x 16"
Three 5' x 16' Wire Cattle Panels
Six 8' Lengths of 1/2' Rebar
Six Metal Roofing Panels, 3' x 6'

TOOLS - Pick Three

Hammer ~ Saw ~ Drill ~ Shovel ~ Cart ~ Tin Snips ~ Wedge
Trowel ~ Bolt Cutters ~ Post Hole Digger

Your choice on power or hand tools. Fasteners are freebies.


This week, I'm tapping @ericwilson to take on the
Ragtag Do-It-Yourself Weekly Challenge!

Remember, everyone is welcome to join in.
Let your imagination take charge and see what happens...
The more, the merrier!

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So do you want me to make a post with my project? Then how do I nominate someone else, do I have to give them a parts and tools list?

Yup - that way you get all the rewards on your post and I give a 100% upvote (which is worth about .77 right now) and a resteem as an 'attaboy!'. To tag someone, just mention them in your post. You can copy/paste the materials and tools list for your post and they can use the same list (or you can refer them back to the original post).

Mostly, just have fun with it!

I always like seeing the things all of you come up with. I try to get in on these but just never can think of the right thing to come up with.

I'd suggest starting with either the largest thing on the materials list or the item there's the most of. In this list, the cattle panels are the largest and you have three to play with. From there, it's just mix and match with the other items. The point is just to have some fun. Go play!