“I started building stuff in my dad’s garage on weekends and one thing led to another and now I have a whole wood shop.” – Mike Rapp // Mike Rapp (@madravenwoodworks) is a self taught woodworker who has gathered quite a good following on Instagram and YouTube in a short time. He has also launched some really
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Looking at this “before” picture, I am blown away at how it used to look and how long it took me to finish it! As many of you know, I had a ton of other stuff going at work and on the rest of my house that this project had been put on hold. What
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This backyard deck renovation project was sponsored by The Home Depot, Ryobi Tools & Kreg Tool. My Backyard Deck Renovation After remodeling nearly my entire house over the last year, I finally tackled the challenge of renovating our backyard deck. Full confession: I thought it would take me about two weeks to complete, but rather it
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“I’m completely self taught. I learned how to make furniture on youtube.” – John Malecki // John Malecki (@john_malecki) is a self taught furniture maker and entrepreneur who has made the leap from the NFL to full time self employment in the Maker Space. We have an awesome conversation talking about his transition from the NFL to
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“I’m trying to maximize the time I do have.” – Odin Clack // When Odin had a child in the hospital (don’t worry, it ended up all good), he took a few minutes to breath and drove around town. During that drive he stopped into a leather store called Tandy Leather. Odin Leather Goods was born that
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“What do I want to be known for?” – Brian Preston // My guest today is my friend Brian Preston, who describes himself as a social entrepreneur who leverages free enterprise in order to help others. He does this specifically through his companies Lamon Luther and Shelter Supply Company. Brian started Lamon Luther (which is a furniture company) in January
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“My goal has never been to sprint, it’s been to learn.” – Bill Mitchell // My guest today is my friend Bill Mitchell, also known by nickname “Billiam”. Bill owns and runs Billiam Jeans, which is a denim and apparel company that sells all over the world. Bill started tailoring jeans in a basement in
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“The more consistent you are the better results you’re gonna see.” – Brad Rodriguez Brad Rodriguez has been a great friend of mine for a few years now and is the dude behind the growing site and woodworking how-to brand, Fix This Build That. Fix This Build That is a mixture of DIY level and Professional Level woodworking
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The time has finally come, my friends! I am starting a Podcast. After starting and successfully running Field Treasure Designs as a side business/hobby for 5 years now, we are going in a new direction and one of the new projects is to launch a Podcast. The goal is simple. I want to share with
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“You can’t steer a parked car.” -unknown My Week Needs Untangling (reading time: 4 min) Even with all the planning I have done, I am still feeling like this fish, caught in a web of everything in my life when it comes to each week. Family, kids, small business, work, hobby, reading, people and an assortment of other things
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Thanks for checking out where I’m heading next with Field Treasure Designs! (From now on ‘Field Treasure Designs’ will be mentioned as FTD) Here is a brief recap of our story for context: FTD Brief Timeline (reading time: 3 min) *Throughout this timeline I am, 1) married with a growing family, 2) working full time at an organization
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Hey guys! I have finally put together a great list of Gifts for Your Shop! Many of you have been asking me about lots of things in my shot that get spotted on pics or videos so I thought I would put together a quick list of different items that I use in my shop
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