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Nick Makes

@nick_makes_ire

📍Coolmain, Cork, Ireland 🇮🇪
💼 Director @ PGi
🎓 BSc Interior Architecture
👍 Woodworking, Making, DIY, Design
🏡 is my 🏰 with my beautiful wife
🛶🌊🚴🐕🎨 🥘 🌲

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calendar_today15-10-2016 20:40:39

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My little helper wasn't too pleased to find out his green John Deer drill driver wasn't up to the job 🤣🤣. Making nice progress on the deck, but going to pause now for a few hours and enjoy our Sunday . . #deck #decking #diydecking #diydeck #madeinire… ift.tt/2S4cibs

My little helper wasn't too pleased to find out his green John Deer drill driver wasn't up to the job 🤣🤣.
Making nice progress on the deck, but going to pause now for a few hours and enjoy our Sunday
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Today is the day, i'm getting nervous but excited. It feels like forever ago since I finished the project. Its on TV later tonight at 8:30 on @rteone and I cant wait to share some pics on here after. Meeting @pjgallagher was definitely a highlight, PJ i… ift.tt/2G2116K

Today is the day, i'm getting nervous  but excited. It feels like forever ago since I finished the project. Its on TV later tonight at 8:30 on @rteone and I cant wait to share some pics on here after. Meeting @pjgallagher was definitely a highlight, PJ i… ift.tt/2G2116K
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Finished all the timber work today! Plan on giving it a few coats of stain/oil tomorrow 💪💪#gettingthere . . #deck #decking #diydecking #diydeck #madeinireland #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #woodshop #Workshop #tools #po… ift.tt/2YNKIli

Finished all the timber work today! Plan on giving it a few coats of stain/oil tomorrow 💪💪#gettingthere
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#deck #decking #diydecking #diydeck #madeinireland #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #woodshop #Workshop #tools #po… ift.tt/2YNKIli
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Busy evening in the workshop, good progress on this mud kitchen. Top glued up ready for fitting tomorrow evening. . . #madeinireland #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #woodshop #Workshop #tools #powertools #handtools #Custommad… ift.tt/2M7yXme

Busy evening in the workshop, good progress on this mud kitchen. Top glued up ready for fitting tomorrow evening.
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Delighted to have won the Best Inside Project Category in the #thebigdiychallenge. It was an amazing experience and its fantastic to have a beautiful bedroom for our little man when he is a bit bigger 💙💙 caroline ᵍᵐ • ᴗ •.innerbeauty @woodies_ireland . . #ma… ift.tt/2LDubxb

Delighted to have won the Best Inside Project Category in the #thebigdiychallenge. It was an amazing experience and its fantastic to have a beautiful bedroom for our little man when he is a bit bigger 💙💙 <a href="/caroline/">caroline ᵍᵐ • ᴗ •</a>.innerbeauty @woodies_ireland
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Our prize money from the #thebigdiychallenge (see how I said our 😉 caroline ᵍᵐ • ᴗ •.innerbeauty) went into this project, and the deck is now finally finished, I was waiting to get some limestone chippings for the edges, but got that done this morning! Im co… ift.tt/2OmdwAF

Our prize money from the #thebigdiychallenge (see how I said our 😉 <a href="/caroline/">caroline ᵍᵐ • ᴗ •</a>.innerbeauty) went into this project, and the deck is now finally finished, I was waiting to get some limestone chippings for the edges, but got that done this morning! Im co… ift.tt/2OmdwAF
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Another mud kitchen built and ready for delivery. Options and prices are on the Mud kitchens Ireland section of my website (link in bio). Im considering making a much lighter option soon as these are quite heavy and use alot of material will see.. And y… ift.tt/2OEqfPk

Another mud kitchen built and ready for delivery. Options and prices are on the Mud kitchens Ireland section of my website (link in bio). Im considering making a much lighter option soon as these are quite heavy and use alot of material  will see.. And y… ift.tt/2OEqfPk
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Made great progress on this pintrest inspired project last night, I got it painted too but forgot to take a picture..😁 will share more later today! . . #madeinireland #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #Handmade #Wood #Woode… ift.tt/2YzLeq5

Made great progress on this pintrest inspired project last night, I got it painted too but forgot to take a picture..😁 will share more later today!
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Got the board's for the railings prepared this evening, ready for installing tomorrow. Im dreading the painting already 🙈🙈 . . #deck #decking #diydecking #diydeck #madeinireland #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #woodshop … ift.tt/2TC8tuI

Got the board's for the railings  prepared this evening, ready for installing tomorrow. Im dreading the painting already 🙈🙈
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#deck #decking #diydecking #diydeck #madeinireland #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #woodshop … ift.tt/2TC8tuI
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Another bright and fun mud kitchen finished and delivered yesterday 😁 @mudkitchensireland . . #cuprinol #cuprinolshades #mudkitchenireland #mudkitchen #kidskitchen #playkitchen #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #Handmade #W… ift.tt/3259YEy

Another bright and fun mud kitchen finished and delivered yesterday 😁 @mudkitchensireland
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I made this super quick and easy project last night. Nice to have all my rolls of tape in one place. I can also make another and stack on top if i need to in the future. Its along the same lines as @badgerworkshop… instagram.com/p/B18R9MQgMFt/…

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I had a story of this a few days but I think it deserves its own post!! This is how unsupported trees grow around here, the wind is pretty strong probably 350 days in the year 🤣🤣 this helps explain why I went a bit crazy supporting my new trees!! . .… ift.tt/2LorhLx

I had a story of this a few days but I think it deserves its own post!! This is how unsupported trees grow around here, the wind is pretty strong probably 350 days in the year 🤣🤣 this helps explain why I went a bit crazy supporting my new trees!!
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Good progress on the beautiful spalted beech cheese board tonight, used the electric planer and belt sander so far, will move to the orbital sander tomorrow. . . #cheeseboard #madeinireland #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #wo… ift.tt/2LTUHQG

Good progress on the beautiful spalted beech cheese board tonight, used the electric planer and belt sander so far, will move to the orbital sander tomorrow. .
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I upgraded the fence rail on my homemade table saw, it just wasnt right, mainly because I didnt make it dead flat. At one point the fence would be square and at another position it wasn't. So I upgraded it to a metal 50x25 box rail, hopefully this prefor… ift.tt/2BFuqkq

I upgraded the fence rail on my homemade table saw, it just wasnt right, mainly because I didnt make it dead flat. At one point the fence would be square and at another position it wasn't. So I upgraded it to a metal 50x25 box rail, hopefully this prefor… ift.tt/2BFuqkq
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Productive evening 😁😁 carcasses assembled for a window seat, birch ply drawer tomorrow night, followed by a sizzle load of painting after that 😂😂👍 . . #diy #dewalt #madeinireland #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #woods… ift.tt/2OBW4VJ

Productive evening 😁😁 carcasses assembled for a window seat, birch ply drawer tomorrow night, followed by a sizzle load of painting after that 😂😂👍
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I'm on schedule with this little window seat project, birch ply drawer boxes made this evening. Tomorrow night I will make the shaker style drawer fronts and panels. . . #diy #madeinireland #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #wo… ift.tt/2D2i9ac

I'm on schedule with this little window seat project, birch ply drawer boxes made this evening. Tomorrow night I will make the shaker style drawer fronts and panels.
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Tonight's job was making these shaker drawer fronts. I was dreading this bit (first time making them) but I watched a YouTube video from @the_london_craftsman and it was absolutely excellent, makes it such an easy job and they look fantastic, check out t… ift.tt/37l6DFb

Tonight's job was making these shaker drawer fronts. I was dreading this bit (first time making them) but I watched a YouTube video from @the_london_craftsman and it was absolutely excellent, makes it such an easy job and they look fantastic, check out t… ift.tt/37l6DFb
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Tonight it was undercoating, and alot of it (there's more behind the camera!). I have a day off work tomorrow so it will be more of the same then! Cant wait 😬😬😂😂 . . #diy #madeinireland #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #wo… ift.tt/34a7vdH

Tonight it was undercoating, and alot of it (there's more behind the camera!). I have a day off work tomorrow so it will be more of the same then! Cant wait 😬😬😂😂
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Good progress again tonight, just a little adjusting tomorrow night and these will be ready to be installed. . . #diy #madeinireland #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #woodshop #Workshop #tools #powertools #handtools #Custommad… ift.tt/34mkSrb

Good progress again tonight, just a little adjusting tomorrow night and these will be ready to be installed. .
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#diy #madeinireland #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #woodshop #Workshop #tools #powertools #handtools #Custommad… ift.tt/34mkSrb
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Happy to say this bit of the project is a wrap, ready for fitting 👍👍 . . #diy #madeinireland #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #woodshop #Workshop #tools #powertools #handtools #Custommade #maker #make #makersmovement #made… ift.tt/2qCettv

Happy to say this bit of the project is a wrap, ready for fitting 👍👍
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#diy #madeinireland #irish #Woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #DIY #DoItYourself #woodshop #Workshop #tools #powertools #handtools #Custommade #maker #make #makersmovement #made… ift.tt/2qCettv