Category: Projects

As an aside to the Mock Wall project, I threw this together quickly, both because I love having a whiteboard up, and because it was there. I gave myself bonus points for:1) Using scrap materials (wood pieces),2) Not damaging the whiteboard in any way, and, 3) Not permanently fastening ANYTHING that needs to be repaired…

I’ve been known for creative, sometimes interesting (read: Wild) solutions to everyday problems, but this particular project was a personal pleasure for me, and something I designed and built myself. I love building things, but this little wall made me very happy! This is a mock wall, 8′ high, 12′ wide, built half of 2×4…

‘Twas a beautiful, sunny day in Georgia, and the sunshine found me around a hundred feet up in a tower. Some fellow Amateur Radio operators and I teamed up to resolve a weak transmit issue with a local repeater system, and while I freely admit that the rest of the team did all the technical…

This poor gate was dragging on the ground with every swing, causing more damage to the fence and gate as it was forced along the concrete below it. I got my hands on a ‘gate anti-sag kit’, installed it, and shored up the rest of the hardware and surrounding boards to bring it back to…

One of the challenges of building in the desert is the climate tends to be more abrasive and damaging to our materials. For the project, I was tasked with building a new set of porch steps at a residence in a desert environment, nestled at the base of the mountains, and not far from a…