My job for the weekend is to convert this lot into a new front deck. 4 pictures
DIY
Making things and general household maintenance.
Garage Project – Just about done – For now… I’ve been tinkering with finishing this project for a few weeks now. It’s slowly getting there. Two-minute read, 5 pictures
Garage Project – Open sez-a-me. The doors are now fitted, and that’s all the main construction work complete. One-minute read, 6 pictures
Garage Project – Main storage area and the overhead shelving. One-minute read, 3 pictures
Garage Project – Ready to start building the main storage area. One-minute read, 4 pictures
Garage Project – The shop vac and compressor now have a new home. One-minute read, 2 pictures
That’s the corner cleaned up – The wall’s been patched, and the first coat of paint has been applied.
Garage Project: Getting Started With Stage IV – I forgot to take a picture before I started clearing away, so the corner to the right had already been cleared. One-minute read
I think I know what killed the fridge-freezer – The cats. Plus: Pride before a fall & I love it when a plan (albeit Plan B) comes together. 2 pictures
Weekly updates/inserts for my Bullet Journal. Two-minute read, 6 pictures
There was a blue flash and a bang, and the drier stopped working. 2 pictures
Work on Ginger’s display shelving is finished. That’s a lot of blue glass! One-minute read, 4 pictures
My Weekend – Forty Feet of Shelving. I have my office, Ginger has her studio and my former office space. The office space has been due for remodeling for a long time. My first job has been to install forty feet of shelving to provide a home for most of Ginger’s blue glass.
I’ve been kept busy with a couple of projects in the workshop this week Two-minute read, 4 pictures
Back in June Ginger moved her studio to another of the bedrooms. She asked me to build a small product photo studio in the room’s closet. Below the photography area I fitted shelves to either side and there is room for two of her wheeled carts to fit in the middle. I also added another …
Small Product Photography Set-up in a Closet (Our ‘photo closet’) Read More »
A nice, simple project. I made three cellphone stands, one for Ginger, one for my nightstand and one for my desk. It took a couple of prototypes to get the depth just right so that the fingerprint sensor can still be used without the phone falling out of the rest.
Procrastinating In The Workshop. There are lots of other things I could be doing, like yard work. Instead, I’ve chosen to make three cellphone stands and a couple of bench rollers.
I’ve just built a lightbox/photography area into a closet in Ginger’s studio. We’ve also bought some new LED lights and this was a quick first test with just two of the lights operating. It looks like it is going to work. We are going to have to get some black card for the walls to …
Lighting Test – Journal and Pilot Metropolitan Pen Read More »
For a long time now I’ve been using a piece of 16″ x 20″ black card on my desk as a rest and writing surface. It had begun to look a little the worse for wear, with water stains, cat snot, ink spills, and whatever on it. Rather than spend another $5+ on more card, …
I’ve made a smaller simple leather journal / bujo cover for everyday carry 5 pictures
I’ve got my new monitor stand and cable tidy. 3 pictures
My sister is having a steam punk themed wedding, so I’ve made myself this steam punk gun. After the wedding I’ll give it to them mounted in the frame below. I spent a lot longer on making this accessory than I should have, but I’ve never tried making a model like this before. Touring the …
Bookcase – Finished – I didn’t take a picture of the finished bookcase, so I took a couple today. 2 pictures
Have I ever mentioned how much I like my nail gun?