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Rare Trades: 3. Stonemason
Stonemason Andrew Patience is a “time served” stonemason” – he has done the full traditional stonemasonry apprenticeship and has a strong belief in the moral power of the nature of work.
More info...Rare Trades: 2. Tinsmithing
John Yard demonstrates the ancient trade of tinsmithing in this film, which was made by cinematographer Kim Batterham, producer Graeme Isaac and director Mark Thomson, as part of the National Museum of Australia’s Rare Trades exhibition. We acknowledge the NMA’s assistance in bringing these clips to you.
More info...Rare Trades: 1. Bookbinding
The Institute of Backyard Studies is proud to present a series of short films on some of the rare trades which are fast disappearing in the modern world. The films, originally made by Institute Director Mark Thomson with producer Graeme Isaac and renowned cinematographer Kim Batterham to accompany an exhibition on Rare Trades presented by [...]
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Show and Tell Sheds: the place to post your own shed stories and photos
Resourcefulness: share your thoughts about resilience, resourcefulness and general handiness
Ideas: inventions, thoughts, ideas - float them here!
Any Questions? Got a shed problem? Need some help? Ask your question here and see if anybody has the answer
Shed Buy, Sell and Swap: a good place [...]
IBYS Membership
For an annual fee of $20 the benefits of belonging include the following:
A dandy, important-looking (and highly framable) Certificate of Associate Membership from the Institute.
The choice of a ‘Good Shed’, ’Shed Science’ or ’I tinker, therefore I am’ sticker for your shed or car.
A space on the Institute of Backyard Studies website to display your own shed stories and up to [...]
The Random Excuse Generator – firing on all three cylinders.
Dr Chris Block and I recently completed a trial run of the reconstructed Random Excuse Generator – the little known masterwork of mechanical genius Henry Hoke.
It was a great occasion: achieving a sort of closure to many years of hard work by Dr Block (who is the Technical Director here at the Insitute) and I.
A [...]
