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I’ve been wanting to do some custom sign work for a while now. My mom is a crafty person and does a lot of craft shows throughout the year… I thought having the ability to make custom signs like these could expand her capabilities. I also thought it could be […]

Sign Making With 3D Printed Letters

2018/05/28 in Making / Video tagged 3d printing / carving / design / diy / making / printing / sign / signmaking / video / woodworking

I’ve never really been great with the hand tools. When I was a young maker, in my dad’s garage, I had access to tools. Mostly just carpentry tools, but a few power tools like a drill and grinder. The hacksaw and claw-hammer were my best friends and I made all […]

Upcycled Marking Knife

2018/05/06 in Announcements / Making / Video tagged diy / making / video

I built this workbench in 2013 and the one thing it’s always been lacking was a vise. It’s never had a vise of any kind attached… and I decided to change that. I do more woodworking than anything, so I didn’t want a big metalworking vise. I wanted something flush […]

Pipe Clamp Bench Vise

2018/04/29 in Making / Video tagged design / diy / making / video / vise / woodworking / workbench

Hello friends! It’s been well over a year since I last spoke with you… and that needs to change. I’m kicking the dust off this place soon (like, today) and you’ll start seeing more of me around here. As my life settles down into more of a routine, I’m finding […]

I love gaming conventions. I love seeing my friends. This is a short tribute to my “convention family.” We travel together to shows all over the country and sometimes, weird things happen. Friendly Faces of Origins 2016 – YouTube

Friendly Faces at Origins 2016

2016/06/26 in Video

YouTube – Chevee Builds – A Present for Mom

A Present for Mom

2016/05/08 in Making / Video

I needed a bench. I had some scraps. I now have a bench. Super simple build for some pleasant outdoor reading! I’ve been thinking about this one for a while. I like to sit outside with the dogs and play fetch and such, but the porch is a little too […]

Outdoor Bench

2016/04/17 in Making

Yesterday I tweeted about this poem that just sort of happened out of my fingers. I was listening to a podcast, working on some code, and I turned on my camera just to capture some “coder at work” type footage. No idea why I thought this footage would be useful… […]

Stream of Consciousness Poetry

2016/03/23 in Musings

The show has started. It’s called the Daily Shed and the first episode is live on YouTube. I’m excited for the future of this project and I hope you’ll join me. The show has it’s own website – thedailyshed.com – so I won’t be sharing each video here. If you […]

The Daily Shed is Here!

2016/03/22 in Video

In the very near future, I’ll be starting up a YouTube… show… thing. Not sure what to call it, but in my head, it’s a simple one-man show where I pick a subject, and discuss it, while in my garage. Maybe I work on something, maybe I just sit in […]

More Me – More YouTube.

2016/03/13 in Video