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Ipad stands

These seem to be a hit.  Sold 2 to one person so far.  2 of these 3 are made from pallets.  $25 each if interested.

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Lazy or genius - installment 1

This is the first installment of what may or may not be a one part series.   It was a rough morning... we ran out of coffee.  I had to dip into the camping stash which required grinding the beans.  It...

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Camp fire creations

Here are a few things I made camping the other week.  I carved this spatula with a draw knife and spoke shave. These twig whistles were a big hit with the kids, not so much with the grown-ups.  Some...

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DIY sliding barn door

If you search the internet for sliding barn door hardware you'll be shocked at how expensive they are. Miranda wanted one and I wasn't about to shell out $400, so I just made it.  The 'hooks' on the...

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Wood Bookmarks

These are walnut, maple, and cherry with Tung oil finish.

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Walnut business card holder

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Bike Hangers

Our garage is getting cluttered once again.  The camper takes up a lot of room and things have started to pile up.  I picked up a couple of these bike hangers from Harbor Freight.  

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Article 17

For a while now I've had this dust deputy attached to a shop vac.  It was on a platform with casters.  It took up a lot of space and was always in my way.  Not long ago I purchased this VacuMaid wall...

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Book Shaped Humidor

My brother in law wanted a book shaped humidor for his pipe tobacco.  It's been a long time coming, but I finally finished the project.  This was the third version as I wasn't happy with the first two....

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Rustic van door trim

In our house we're usually followers of the 'you make a mess, you clean it up' rule.  That's a lie, it's actually the 'wait it out until mom gets annoyed and cleans it for us' rule.  However if that...

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Lazy or genius - installment 2

This is part 2 of what may or may not be a 2 part series. That's right, I pressure washed the shower, genius!!  This was a 'before' pic, don't judge.

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Kitchen hutch almost done

Here's the kitchen hutch that has been consuming most of my time recently.  It still needs doors and knobs but it's far enough to get out of my shop.  This is mostly solid Red Oak.  The top is about...

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Trash to more trash

I picked up a bunch of shutter/door things during a Craigslist lumber run this weekend.  This one happened to match our shower curtain perfectly.  I couldn't be more excited.

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Lazy or genius - installment 3

Here's part 3 of what may or may not be a 3 part series.... power tool pumpkin carving.

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Kitchen coffee station turned something else

I finally finished the kitchen coffee station that I got suckered into making.  I say that because I was hoping for a manly coffee station but ended up with just more real estate for doilies, plastic...

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Fancy cheese/sandwich boards

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Weekend honey-do list

I have a never ending 'this is what you must do next' list.  This weekend #1 on that list was moved to #4 to make room for a plate holder, stenciled sign, and Christmas tree stump.   This log is...

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Phone stand

I thought this piece of maple looked pretty cool so decided I would make a phone stand out of it.  I wanted a glass smooth high gloss finish on this.  Started with poly but when polishing I just...

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Sofa table

I built this sofa table completely from 2x6 framing lumber.  I did my steel wool/vinegar mix on the top to 'age' it.  The bottom is black milk paint.  For some reason these pictures make the bottom...

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Grainy maple cheese/cutting board

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