Tuesday December 30 2025 12PM

I am developing a method for creating detailed grayscale topographical maps. One challenge is making Hawaii fit in a reasonably sized board. Getting there.

Saturday January 3 2026 2PM

After many more tweaks I now have latitude scaling fixed (don't mix radians and degrees), added borders and overlays

Monday January 6 2025 11AM

These colorful hanging vines are for parrots. So far they are only chewed up by my local parrot, Taco.

Friday January 24 2025 10AM

I combined all of the broken and otherwise failed pieces together. Taco don't care.

Wednesday December 10 2025 10AM

Christmas Tree attempt one. It turned out so bad I didn't even bother to color it. Taco is already destroying it.

Sunday December 21 2025 4AM

This is what a Crunchy Christmas Tree model looks like.

Monday December 29 2025 10AM

Taco's New Cage

Wednesday November 16 2022 1PM

Taco's New Perch. This is just some tree branches bolted to a solid base.

Tuesday December 24 2024 10AM

Spinning Wheel. Made it for Christmas Party games. Plywood isn't well balanced. Had to tape coins to back to keep it spinning steadily.

Tuesday April 8 2025 1PM

My first attempt at a chainsaw mill. It did not work.

Monday April 21 2025 5PM

Bandsaw Mill. I attempted to make my own bandsaw mill. It didn't work.

Wednesday April 23 2025 3PM

After the bandsaw mill project failed, I built the stand to hold logs so I could mill them Alaskan style. It mostly works.

Saturday April 26 2025 4PM

Another Solar Kiln

Saturday April 26 2025 4PM

Solar Kiln. Put wet wood in. Wood gets hot and dries out.

Saturday December 27 2025 2PM

Will eventually be a parrot cage.

Monday November 24 2025 2PM

This bench seat will be at twelve inches. It is designed for kits. Everything is held together by glue.

Thursday December 4 2025 9AM

The larger bench will have a seat at sixteen inches. I had to move it inside to glue because it got too cold in the garage.

Saturday December 13 2025 3PM

These benches are a christmas present

Saturday December 13 2025 3PM

Hopefully the family these are going to will find them useful

Thursday December 25 2025 6PM

All painted by Elizabeth and sitting next to the tree.

Sunday December 14 2025 7AM

Same pattern. One oak, the other walnut. All waxed up and drying.

Saturday December 6 2025 12PM

This is version one. Needs some tweaking. This style of bench is basically the equivalent of sitting on a regular chair backwards. It allows you to rest your arms while staring down a hole in the ice.

Sunday August 3 2025 10AM

Sometimes I am tasked with tearing things down. This was a playhouse that was purchased used. I pulled it apart while trying to document where every screw and bolt belonged and will deliver it to the new owner.

Sunday November 16 2025 12PM

Deck work. I cut, layed, spaced and fastend all of the deck boards. I started off using thin strips of panel as spacing, but quickly switched to angle iron. Live and learn..

Sunday November 16 2025 12PM

Deck work. The deck structure was already in place. I helped put up the joists.

Friday October 24 2025 1PM

I was supplied the materials and asked to build this kit hunting stand from Menards. Getting the frame in place by yourself is a bear.

Sunday October 26 2025 2PM

Menards Kit Blind. Floor installed.

Tuesday October 28 2025 11AM

Menards Kit Blind. Ladder installed. Outside and roof started. I hate working on roofs on these things.

Wednesday October 29 2025 3PM

Menards Kit Blind. I would have designed this differently, but I worked with what I was given.

Saturday June 14 2025 8AM

Duck House. This was built to house ducks based (loosely) on a phone the customer found on the internet. There is a larger door in the back for human access.

Wednesday October 1 2025 4PM

I needed to catch a loose quail, so I built this trap. It actually worked. Quail love watermelon.

Thursday October 9 2025 12PM

I absolutely over-built this quail pen, and the design has a lot of problems. Quail behave differently than chickens. I do know how I'd build another one now.

Monday June 9 2025 2PM

Minecraft Swords. All I had to do was cut them out! Nice. The kids they were going to were in charge of both finishing and painting them.

Friday May 2 2025 4PM

Yard Turtles!

Thursday March 27 2025 4PM

Texas Topo Map Jigsaw Puzzle

Friday April 4 2025 11AM

New York Topo Map Jigsaw Puzzle

Friday April 4 2025 12PM

Wisconsin Topo Map Jigsaw Puzzle

Wednesday March 12 2025 12PM

Test for a snap-together Santa-Pulling-A-Sleigh decoration. Actual decoration will be bigger and made out of better wood.

Sunday January 12 2025 3PM

Parrot Oven Push-Pull Sticks