Hundreds of hours tinkering away in his shed are now nothing but memories.
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Rainbow Flat resident Neville Mays has recalled the devastation of his beloved shed being severely damaged by bushfire last week.
"I've had it for about 15 years," Neville said.
"It had lots of antique items inside.
"I've made lots of things in there for the home and the grandchildren."
Most of the barbecue area of his house was also scorched in the blaze.
Neville feared a large back veranda would have collapsed from the heat of the fire.
I've made lots of things in there for the home and the grandchildren.
- Neville Mays
A neighbour, who is in the Rural Fire Service, helped hose down his home.
"We could have lost everything," Neville said.
Another neighbour wasn't as fortunate.
"They lost everything," Neville said.
The clean-up from the bushfire crisis on the Mid North Coast has begun.
Many families across the Great Lakes and into the Manning have begun to rebuild and remove infrastructure that can't be salvaged.
Service groups throughout the area have collected funds and goods to help those that have lost everything get back on their feet.
The threat of fire isn't finished however, with many fires still burning in the region.
At time of publication, fires were all under control.
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