Other Projects
Not Your Basic Coasters Start with carefully choosing, sorting, and arranging scrap wood, and end with several sets of stunning coaster sets
Hexagon Coasters The Easy Way Hexagons look tricky, but here is a quick and easy way to make them. (And I just wanted to make some cool looking coasters.)
Wood Jack-o-Lanterns Never touch pumpkin guts again. (also, a fun little Halloween craft that can be made with just a few common power tools)
Ender3 V2 My first real print from my new 3D printer, which I think demonstrates what these printers are great at.
Laptop Stand When using a laptop at a desk, a laptop stand really helps with the viewing and other ergonomics. Here's my simple design.
File Cabinet Organizer Boxes I don't file much paper, so some sliding tray boxes make the filecabinet more useful
Double Picture Frame Building a Frame Within A Frame requires a bit of extra care but makes for an interesting project
Simple Stepstool Project A fun and quick beginner oriented project that you can make in an hour with just a few tools.
Making a CNC carving from a Pin I wanted to make a large CNC carving, but I only had a pin, not a digital source file
Fabric and Epoxy Artwork Combining quilting squares with epoxy resin in an artistic collage, framed with cherry
Reclaimed Desk Fan Take an old computer fan and wrap it in wood and work a little magic to make this compact reclaimed desk fan!
Pliers Rack Experiment For my wife's jewellry making tools. Sometimes basic and simple is the best approach!
Tabletop Easel A Simple project, excellent for the beginner, which I took up a notch with some creative finishing
Van Centre Console I designed something smaller than the factory console, but it has more storage, and is more useful!
Better DIY on-camera mic mount Making a simple extendible friction-fit mic mount for my homemade video microphone.
100 Year old barnboard shelf Sometimes the story is more interesting than the project: A memento for a friend, from a piece of their family barn
Dice Tower This one comes with a tray that it nests in, and is see through so you can see the dice tumble!
Heirloom Push Toy An Intricate Heirloom that will be cherished for years -- and makes a bit of a racket. (Plans Available)
Custom Laminated Canoe Paddle Just because I'm going to bang it on rocks, doesn't mean it can't be beautiful!
Knockdown Guitar Stand Building a solid Cherry guitar stand with maple accents (PLANS NOW AVAILABLE)
LED Lighting Experiment Just how bright are those LED strip lights? Can they be used as regular lighting?
Hello Internet Nail and Gear Plaque Carving and Framing the official flag of Hello Internet : nerdiness ahead!
Nested Finger-Jointed Card Boxes Two simple boxes nest together to provide custom storage for card games.
X-Wing Birdhouse Take an ordinary birdhouse and redesign it to resemble the Rebel Alliance X-Wing fighter.
Headphone Holders Building some fun stands to hold your headphones. A fun and creative father+son project.
Drawer Organizer/Pencil Tray Simple project to build an organizer/pencil tray for a modern office desk, using reclaimed office chairs for wood!
iPod/iPhone Passive Speaker Improve the sound of your iPod or iPhone with this quick, simple, and fun project
Cedar Strip Canoe Build: Part 1 Part one of a LARGE photo album documenting the building of a cedar strip canoe.
Interior Auto LED upgrade Replacing ALL the interior lights in my minivan with LEDs -- no more dead batteries!
Cool Custom Beach Chairs Build yourself some of these for the beach, camp, or cottage! (They pack flat!)
Dado Strategy An out of the ordinary project gives a chance to look at construction methods that makes quick work of a lot of dados.
Air Rocket System No Fireworks, No rocket fuel; Just some pipes, paper, and compressed air make for high-flying fun.
Spice Garage A tambour door turns a basic spice rack into some elegant hidden storage in your kitchen
Serving Tray After more than thirty years of service, it was time to replace a well used shop-class project with something new.
Calendar Frame Lacewood for flair, Cork and Rare-Earth Magnets for useability, combine to make this project special.
