repair &mdash; Erik I https://erik.itland.no/tag:repair My public writing. You can reach me at @eitland@mstdn.io Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:36:34 +0000 Saturday last week: Mail box post and fixing a wind up toy mouse https://erik.itland.no/saturday-last-week-mail-box-post-and-fixing-a-wind-up-toy-mouse?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Someone recently asked me if my hobby was to fix things and I guess it is, at least it is one of my hobbies. Here’s the the mail box post I made with room for our mailbox and 4 more. All the wood is reused/salvaged: The mailbox post I made. !--more-- And here is the toy I fixed: Wind up toy mouse. It was probably not worth the effort at all economically speaking but it just feels bad to throw things away and buy new ones (and I actively enjoy disassembling, fixing and reassembling stuff.) Filed under #weekend #feelinghandy #repair and #reuse]]> Someone recently asked me if my hobby was to fix things and I guess it is, at least it is one of my hobbies.

Here’s the the mail box post I made with room for our mailbox and 4 more. All the wood is reused/salvaged:

The mailbox post I made. And here is the toy I fixed:

Wind up toy mouse.

It was probably not worth the effort at all economically speaking but it just feels bad to throw things away and buy new ones (and I actively enjoy disassembling, fixing and reassembling stuff.)

Filed under #weekend #feelinghandy #repair and #reuse

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