Handiwork.

I recently discovered that I am a lot happier and way more productive when I’m not just busy with school work but also have a building project to occupy my time. I don’t know if it’s taking out my aggression, working different parts of my brain, or just being manly that does this, but it works. Seriously. And so I thought I’d post with a few of the things that have been keeping me busy lately (in warmer months it’s more likely to be my bike keeping me busy, but I guess I can post about that some other time…)

This is the original Ashley and I found at BigLots, when I decided it was my Everest…

The other was really flimsy; this is the (much) stronger version I made.

Closeup.

The whole thing in action.

The beginning of a small (2’x3′) table for my hallway

Girlfriend.

Two of these are finished now; I’ll have to update again with the finished product

Small bookshelf for use in my study; I used a simple design that only required a single board, and then stained (for my first time, I think it turned out ok).

The bookshelf in its natural environment.