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YouTube handyman

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I spent part of my day repairing my hot tub. I had 3 things to do, one of which I did about 2 years ago, the other two I was doing for the first time. In all three cases I did searches on YouTube for ‘how to’ videos. I can’t say that my searches were perfect, and while 2 of the three things only required watching a video, the other took some ingenuity beyond what I watched.

Still, I have to say that this was so much easier than reading complicated manuals or trying to fix with minimal if any instructions. I could have tried AI, but to me this is a YouTube kind of thing. I can honestly say that YouTube has made me far more of a handyman than I’ve ever been capable of doing on my own.

DIY Self Healing Archery Targets

I made a quick one minute video to show how I stick paper archery targets to a 3/4 inch puzzle mat, so that the target lasts longer and is easier to score on.

I got this tip from Jimi Ellis. In his video he makes a full adventure of the tip, with a visit to the store and some target shooting afterwards. It’s actually an archery practice vlog with the DIY tip thrown in. So I decided, why not make this a one-minute ‘How To’ DIY video… with credit to Jimi of course.

It doesn’t actually save any money, with the cost of mats and spray glue costing more than the extra paper targets would, but these are so, so much nicer to shoot on. When I come across something this good, I want to share it with others.