# DIY and Hobby projects, small to big. Pictures of course

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** arts-crafts, tools-electric-diy\
**Created:** [January 17, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910 "2022-01-17T00:50:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/271 "2023-03-04T18:47:26Z")

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Cross-linking to a thread I just created because there may be people here who can offer me some advice.

> [@Carpenters, handymen, prop makers: I need advice on building a prop milk wagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpenters-handymen-prop-makers-i-need-advice-on-building-a-prop-milk-wagon/980728/1):
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> My wife is directing Fiddler on the Roof for her school, and as you know if you’ve seen the show, the lead character, Tevye, is a milkman who uses [a horse-drawn wagon](https://www.google.com/search?q=tevye%27s+milk+wagon&client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=AJOqlzXLxxyKyRdYidctaVYQ8qmDt7kokQ:1677953138054&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjA-PjF7sL9AhUalYkEHdHoDuoQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1280&bih=619&dpr=1.5) to carry his products. We’ve been unable to find one to borrow or rent, so I’m building it. I’m starting with [these instructions](http://www.communitytheater.org/forum/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=5607): …either build a small box, open at the top, or if you already have a 3’W X 4’L X 1’H platform built, turn it upside down. Build a simple frame under that box and along the edges out of 2X3 inch lumber…

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