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Potting Bench
№ 0152026

Potting Bench

Built this for my mom to replace a couple rickety, primitive tables. All lumber is treated and sealed. Sink is an old cast iron Kohler I got off of FB marketplace. Fans are Vevor (modified mounting brackets) with 3d printed center covers. The uprights are old porch supports from a house up the road!

Aggie Cornhole Boards
№ 0052025

Aggie Cornhole Boards

Built for a charity banquet as an auction item.

Kids Bed
№ 0112025

Kids Bed

Built this for my oldest son. I reused the lower guard from the bunk beds build for the headboard supports and the desk top from from old cantilever desk build as the headboard.

Wells Cargo Trailer Resto
№ 0232024 – 2025

Wells Cargo Trailer Resto

Won this off of Copart for a decent price. Its 1994 Well Cargo 6x12. Very stout, I'm presuming it would be under HD badge nowadays. While the bar build was the first time I sprayed a 2k finish from a HVLP gun, this project was the first time I've sprayed automotive finish. Also used white raptor liner on the front and back as well as Henry's Tropicool on the roof, which actually does an amazing job at keeping temps down in the middle of summer. New tires, new lacquered wall panels, eTrack and led lighting everywhere.

The Dadirondack
№ 0172024

The Dadirondack

Built this for my dad out of several offcuts that I got for free from a local sawmill; destined for the burn pile! Top-coated with a marine sealer.

Scrapwood Planters
№ 0102024

Scrapwood Planters

Built these planters for a buddy out of various pieces of scrap wood I had laying around. The inner box sides are all cedar and I lined the inside with polyethylene to give it a little more protection.

Auction Trailer Rebuild
№ 0222022

Auction Trailer Rebuild

Picked this up at a local auction for $120 in not the best shape. Did a bunch of reworking to it so I could use it to haul long lengths of lumber and steel as well as sheet goods. Its been incredibly useful!

Vise Resto 3
№ 0212022

Vise Resto 3

Picked this up at auction for cheap and gave it a quick cleanup. Ended up selling it to a buddy a year or so later.

Ram Front Bumper
№ 0042022 – 2020

Ram Front Bumper

MOVE weld-it-yourself front bumper on my 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4. Back coated in POR-15 and front sprayed with Raptor Liner. Harbor Freight lighting to finish it off. Probably one of the cheapest solutions for this type of bumper especially if you catch one of their sales.

Hickory Stools
№ 0092021

Hickory Stools

Made three of these for a buddy. Seat carving and logo came out great on the CNC!

Monster Truck Garage
№ 0122021

Monster Truck Garage

Modeled this in Sketchup. Needless to say the build was a bit tedious lol

Spa Decor
№ 0132020 – 2021

Spa Decor

I was contracted to build several pieces for a local spa including the main sign on the building.

Razor 360 12v to 24v
№ 0162020

Razor 360 12v to 24v

Modified this for my son to give it a little more oomph!

Bar Build
№ 002 ★2020 – 2021

Bar Build

A full custom bar built for a friend's shop, next to his golf simulator. Oak plywood carcasses, solid red oak trim and rail, wenge-accented bar top. Welded steel supports under the top, Philips Hue lighting run through every section, and a CNC-cut sign. Built in my shop, installed in his.

front bumper and winch, ground level shot
№ 001 ★2020 – 2025

Restomod Golf Cart

A clapped out 1989 Club Car DS, stripped to the frame and swapped out everything electrical but the motor. 36V resistor to 48V solid-state controller with custom wiring throughout. Fabricated many new parts, the rear half of the roof is a dog kennel liner, and the front bumper cost a dollar and used to be exercise equipment.

Homemade CNC
№ 003 ★2020

Homemade CNC

Built from DIY Builds' YouTube series (https://www.diybuilds.ca/) during the 2020 lockdown, from parts off eBay and Amazon, Home Depot plywood, and an engineering desktop pulled from the e-waste pile at work. Running in a few months. It's since cut the bar's sign and fluted casing on the Bar Build, amongst many other projects. After the initial build I applied some left-over heavy duty adjustable feet and amazon retractable wheels to the legs, and traded its DIN rail for linear rails on the Y axis.

Popcorn Machine Resto
№ 0142020

Popcorn Machine Resto

This thing came out of a storage container in rough shape. Took it apart, cleaned, painted, and put it back together. New tray was made out of an Amazon cookie sheet.

Church Stage Lights
№ 0062020

Church Stage Lights

Background stage lighting for our local church which allowed me to get my feet wet with Arduino programming! General chevron layout was from another church's Amplify program.

Vise Resto 2
№ 0192019

Vise Resto 2

Restored this for my stepdad, it came out great!

Vise Resto 1
№ 0202019

Vise Resto 1

Won this Wilton Bullet vise at an auction for $35!

Cornhole Boards - v2
№ 0082019

Cornhole Boards - v2

Second go at cornhole boards. Far simpler than v1!

Cornhole Boards - v1
№ 0072018

Cornhole Boards - v1

My first try at Cornhole boards, Definitely went prototype-mode lol

Bottle Lamp 4 - Crown Apple
№ 0292017

Bottle Lamp 4 - Crown Apple

Another request, this time in green!

Dog House - 1
№ 0322017

Dog House - 1

A pallet, scrap, and some new stock and we have a sturdy canine abode.

Bottle Lamps - Misc
№ 0302016 – 2017

Bottle Lamps - Misc

Other examples of my bottle lamp phase, including a nightlight!

Halltree - 1
№ 0342016

Halltree - 1

Built this first one for my mom from a 1940s pantry door

Armorer's Bench
№ 0332016

Armorer's Bench

Built for my stepdad to assemble and maintain pew-pews!

Playset Resto - v1
№ 0372016

Playset Resto - v1

This is the first time I restored the kid's playset after we bought it from another family. I had to replace a few pieces but overall, it just needed cleaned and refinished.

Christmas Yard Decor
№ 0312016

Christmas Yard Decor

First swing at some yard decorations!

Bottle Lamp 3 - Crown XO
№ 0282016

Bottle Lamp 3 - Crown XO

Built this one for a buddy. Purple shade went with it pretty well.

Bottle Lamp 2 - Jack Daniels
№ 0272016

Bottle Lamp 2 - Jack Daniels

Second one I built for my dad!

Bottle Lamp 1 - Crown Black
№ 0262016

Bottle Lamp 1 - Crown Black

First bottle lamp of several built. Drilled with a diamond tipped hole saw bit and filled with amber glass.

Pallet Wood End Tables
№ 0352016

Pallet Wood End Tables

The pallet wood thing was pretty popular around this time so I procured one and explored an idea.

Pirate Treasure Chest
№ 0362016

Pirate Treasure Chest

This was a quick project for my son, where I bought a premade chest from Hobby Lobby, roughed it up a little bit, blackened it with a mapp gas torch, and applied some finish.

Tube Bender Stand
№ 0252016

Tube Bender Stand

Second welding project. Figured it would be better if my JD Squared bender was mobile instead of being bolted to the floor! Harbor Freight air powered hydraulic cylinder and Swag Offroad mounting kit. It also got raptor lined the same time as the welding cart.

Welding Cart
№ 0242016

Welding Cart

My first welding project and the first time I sprayed bedliner!

Truck Box Toy Chest
№ 0182016

Truck Box Toy Chest

Found this lidless truck box and figured it'd make a durable toy chest. Added some rope light for a bit of flair and to be able to see inside it!