Shit you built with your own two hands (picture thread)

[Caucasian Asian]

What kind of fireplace? Not all grout and tile like heat.

[RootSkier]

Heat is easier to deal with than water. Go Kerdi or don't go at all. johnbridge.com

P.S. Nice work.

[beaterdit]

This is really cool. We've talked about your stuff and it's really come far but this is by far the coolest one I've seen. Lots of character and you really get that it's a bike. Nice work!

[Damon]

Rideit - that one definitely stands out from the rest. Digging it.

Retrofitted an old school bike light - 3 LED's:



Not super proud of the innerworkings, but if it works, it works.

[TomCrac]

"Stoned" the fireplace....





Half way done ... Still need to put up a mantle, then figure out what to do with the tv.

[rideit]

We were great friends, this cog and I. The adventures we had, the places we have been! From the mountains and jungles of Peru, to the delicious flow of Prorcupine rim...did we have good times! And now, we hang out more together than ever. I can make you a custom out of your old parts, and you too can make your old cog live on, and be happy in the pants!

You live in a house.
It needs numbers on it!



New clock. Kind of busy, but hot damn, is it multi-media!



Hopeless...


Also making these out of moto chain, and will be doing letters for custom projects.

More to come.On a roll ovah heah...

[booner]

Reclaimed Vermont slate walk and dry stacked garden wall.

[TomCrac]

Reclaimed?.... Boy, your neighbors gonna be pissed when the find out you took their walk way..... Nice work.

[nateski]

couple recent drawings

[Dantheman]

A built by your father's own two hands story.

Our house really lacked a proper place to put a dining table. We had been making due with a small round table with drop-leafs, but with a 4th member of the family on the way this was no longer going to be adequate:




One day I was contemplating the dilemma and had the idea to put a tabletop over the stairwell on top of the railing. I commissioned my retired-and-always-looking-for-a-project father to build it. This is the final birch and cherry result. It turned out even better than I expected.

[birdman829]

Anyone built a firewood rack? Thinking of building a small one and pondering materials. Was thinking cedar for rot resistance but maybe there are even some composites that don't look like garbage? Any ideas from the DIY collective?

[Flyoverland Captive]

Anyone built a firewood rack? Thinking of building a small one and pondering materials. Was thinking cedar for rot resistance but maybe there are even some composites that don't look like garbage? Any ideas from the DIY collective?

How big?

I built this a couple years ago; got sick of dealing with snowy, wet wood.

[Flyoverland Captive]

This was my house in late 2007; note the snow path directly onto the steps. I had to shovel five or six times a day to keep it clear. The house also lacked an entry area with space for coats and shoes; wet ski clothes just got scattered all over the kitchen.



This is how it looks today; this took me about two years to finish, mainly because I took my time. I did it 99.9% by myself; my wife helped level the posts, but that was it. Now we have a mudroom, closet storage, and a nice covered deck for hot or rainy evenings. This is basically our living room all summer now.

[tenex198]

Just finished sewing my new ski pack.

[Hugh Conway]

cool looking pack

[rideit]

Definitely nice pack. Purpose built, for sure. Good work!

[MTT]

This was my house in late 2007; note the snow path directly onto the steps. I had to shovel five or six times a day to keep it clear. The house also lacked an entry area with space for coats and shoes; wet ski clothes just got scattered all over the kitchen.



This is how it looks today; this took me about two years to finish, mainly because I took my time. I did it 99.9% by myself; my wife helped level the posts, but that was it. Now we have a mudroom, closet storage, and a nice covered deck for hot or rainy evenings. This is basically our living room all summer now.

I like it, Must fell good to sit on that porch and take it all in

[rideit]

Nice work, Ceej. How did you do the inlay?

[Art Shirk]

Fuck, that's cool Hugh.

[rideit]

Todays piece, a seemingly super simple picture frame. but really, a ton going on.
check it:
(sorry for the lousy pics, I really need a studio!)


but wait, there is a lot to it.
Grinding out the ring:


Drilling and tapping the chail link clasps for the wood backing:



Insetting the wood backing:

I didnt get any photos of cutting the glass, and creating spacers for the glass/ring interface out of links, but you get the idea.
With this piece, the craftsmanship is as much in what you will never see as much as what you will.
$85 shipped, I can do these with your own rings for an even better story.

[BCR]

Finally was able to get up to the house to finish the ski chair. Some mags hooked me up with the last pairs of skis to finish it. I've seen a lot of ski chairs, but I needed one that would fold up for storage as my deck is not the biggest thing (yet...). 2 bolts and 2 pins to pull and it folds up nice.





Now I need to find some more skis to build one for the wife...


Also banged out this bench to go with our dining room table. It is made entirely from discarded pallets (because they are free, they have the sawmill marks that are similar to the table so they go well together, and they were all hardwood and easily 10 years old and just as good as the best kiln-dried lumber I could find).

[shirk]

Our renovation of the main floor is finally done.

Kitchen.

Before




During








After







Bathroom.

Before. These look like "during" photos. When we bought the house the bathroom had been gutted but never had anything done to it.






During






After








Living room.

Before - I don't seem to have any before shots showing before we painted the walls.


After - Floors came up nice with a 2 part rejuvenation product from ZEP. Future plans to have them pro sanded and refinished.




Entrance.

Before


After - didn't get great pics here. Stairs going to the basement closed off to separate the two units. Bike rack put into the space for the renters.*




Hall/bedrooms.

Before - no trim anywhere in the house. It had all been pulled and never put on when the carpets were ripped out to bring back the hardwood by previous owners.


After.



Roof.

Before


During




After

[crashtestdummy]

I made these 11 years ago. They still look great today.

[the Cock]

I'd post my shit but it's all red question marks, no?

[the Cock]

Built my baby a spice rack out of some 1x maple. Planed down to just under 1/2". Shelves are routed in to the verticals, fences are glued in place.(strait hyde glue suckas) Dyed that muthafucka green!