Weekend Hobby, Craft and Bodging Thread

Greetings all. Time to head for the basement, garage, studio, craft room or wherever else you can to make a mess and get creative. I've managed to strip wallpaper, prime and paint about half of my first floor. My next project is a bookcase such as the one pictured on top using 1" or 3/4" trim stock for the uprights and crossmembers. On my version, the uprights will feature dadoes about 1/4" in for strength as well as aesthetics. The damn movers lost or stole a lot of my tools, but I still have a router, circular saw and a drill as well as some clamps. What projects have you al been working on or contemplating?

First up, if you've been involved in the model railroading hobby for more than a few years, the name Bruce Chubb should be familiar. Bruce is a pioneer of both electronics as well as model railroad operations which are both hallmarks of his famous Sunset Valley RR. He has planned for his massive layout to live on when he's gone as part of a museum as well as facility to promote STEM to young people.

This guy out of Toronto is one of my favorite furniture flippers. He transforms a beat up Facebook Marketplace vanity into two stunning night tables.

I'm a big fan of kitbashing. There's a lot more to it than just slapping random bits onto a shampoo bottle willy-nilly, like most folks do. Unlike this guy, who has a keen eye for form and detail. Watch as he creates a hover car, sort of like cross between a spinner from Blade Runner and the vehicles from The Fifth Element. This is part one of a multi-part series.

Sometimes the simplest things are the most rewarding. Like good old wood carving. Just a few knives (one probably would be enough), some wood and imagination.

All of my paintings are done from photographs, either ones I've taken but a couple found on the internet. There are some problems inherent in doing it that way, as Ian Roberts demonstrates how he works around them.

We've featured folks who restore old beat up toys and objects but what about taking something and making it look weathered and beat up? I think this is kind of cool.

Ho Lee Fook. 10.6 meters is nearly 35 feet. Amazing.

posted by J.J. Sefton at 05:04 PM

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