I made a purse for my sweetie! Am doing some random projects to learn leather working skills and am building up my collection of tools and paraphernalia. This purse took me several days working part time of course. Read more →

I made a purse for my sweetie! Am doing some random projects to learn leather working skills and am building up my collection of tools and paraphernalia. This purse took me several days working part time of course. Read more →
I had a soft spot develop in the transom of my boat – not a real shocker given the old girl is 60 years old this year. Rather than replace the entire transom I am putting in a patch. Replacing the whole thing is going to require removing rivets etc – a winter project for sure – and the rot… Read more →
Ever have a hard time holding everything just so when racking? I did and finally got the bright idea to make a stand that would not only give more umph to my siphon it would hold my bucket or carboy at a jaunty angle for me. I may even scale those up for my 6 gallon buckets too. Very handy! Read more →
I got a seriously cool Christmas present from my folks this year – a M3D Micro+ 3D printer! Now rather than download a bunch of random models to try and print I decided that I was going to make my own. I also wanted the stuff I printed to be useful and not just printing for the sake of printing… Read more →
Alright here is my big wine project come to fruition – my gift for my daughter’s 21st birthday. Each time I would bottle a batch of wine this year I would bottle a split (375ml bottle) and set it aside. Make up some nice labels added some cool wine glasses and some tools and there ya go! Gave this to… Read more →
Well I have been at it again. Ever have one of those times where you go to buy something and it is three times as expensive as you remember? Then you remember the last time you went to buy that certain thing was actually twenty years ago? Yeah that pretty much inspired this creative foray. When I went to find… Read more →
No not that kind 😛 I got this idea to move my evening snackage and coffee closer to my face – laziness being the mother of “OMG what is that in the garage…” Basically I needed a taller end table and being the cheapskate I am also had a bunch of 2×4 end cuts that I could not bring… Read more →