After moving houses (and workshops) with my family 4 times since I started woodworking in 2012, I decided this time to design my shop with the concept of mobility. Whether I need to take the shop on site to help someone or to the next house/workshop if we ever move again I want this to […]
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DIY Pegboard! | Easy Shop Organization
I am a huge fan of utilizing pegboard in my shop organization and I just finished up my latest one with a custom twist. Pegboard is an easy way to utilize a wall and allows you the ability to change it as you grow and adapt your shop to fit your needs. Plus it’s just […]
Continue readingDIY Bunk Beds with Pipe Ladder & Railing
Loading… A friend of mine needed a good set of bunk beds so I designed and built a set that was sturdy, could be broken down and put together easily AND had black pipe features like a pipe ladder and a pipe railing! I am really excited about how this build turned out and […]
Continue readingDIY Construction Truck Sign
Every night we read one of the best books to our son before bed – “Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site” (link here: https://amzn.to/2sPuOsf). This book inspired this awesome Construction Truck Sign for my son’s room. It was a really fun project using basic materials and some stencils that we bought from our friends at Stencil Chimp. […]
Continue readingHow to Make a Stencil!
Over the years we have made and sold thousands of items (wood prints, pallet clocks and two time zone clocks) that we painted all kinds of shapes on – countries, states, animals and even company brand logos. To do that we used our own hand made stencils! In today’s episode, I’m showing you exactly how […]
Continue readingDIY Doll Bunk Beds!
I wanted to give my daughters a handmade gift this year for Christmas, and thanks to my friend Jamison over at Rogue Engineer, I made them these awesome DIY Doll Bunk Beds! I was able to get the free plans off of his website (link HERE) and only took a few days to make! At […]
Continue readingMy DIY Standing Desk Modification!
When I started setting up my office the first thing I needed was a desk. After looking on Facebook Marketplace I finally found one! The only problem was that it was a little too short and I really have been wanting to join the standing desk movement. So for $20 I bought some posts at […]
Continue readingDIY Floating Pipe Shelves!
I’ve decided to completely re-do my office and as part of the overhaul, I decided to upgrade from a standard bookshelf and make my own DIY Pipe Floating Shelves. This project only took a couple of days, but you can easily do it in a day! Before we get started, make sure to follow me […]
Continue readingPeriscope – Saw Horse Desk BTH
Yesterday I shared a live periscope of a little behind the scenes of our temporary shop and the last Saw Horse Desk build process for 2015. Enjoy! (Click the little play button down at the bottom if the video doesn’t automatically load.)
Continue readingInterview with Josh Nava of @suburbanpallet
I met Josh years ago on Instagram, and I have always been inspired by his creativity and craft. The other day, I was able to swing by his shop just outside of Nashville and finally meet up in person for the first time, adding another #fieldtreasurefriend to the fold. The conversation was too good so […]
Continue readingVideo: How to Assemble a Clock Movement
One of our best selling items is the reclaimed pallet clock. And those clocks run on what is called a “clock movement”. Unfortunately, sometimes, those clock movements stop working. I put together this video to help demonstrate how to assemble a clock movement in case we ever have to send you a new one. And since […]
Continue readingVideo: How to Tear Down a Pallet
I get asked all the time how I tear down pallets. When I started doing this, I used the only method I could think of by using a hammer and a crowbar. Not only was it painful, I lost a lot of nails. One of the best things about using pallet wood for making great […]
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