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Try Every Day #7 I don’t carry much in my pockets. Phone, wallet, and my Swiss Army Tinker. That’s it. That’s about all it’s ever been. I’ve carried my Tinker since I was a child. I was a huge MacGyver fan and always wanted his iconic knife. I don’t know […]

My favorite tool // Try Every Day

2020/02/06 in Try Every Day tagged art / bad art / bad artist / design / drawing / learning / line art / sketching

Try Every Day #6 When your name is Chevee, you often get asked this conversation starter “what kind of car do you drive?” followed by a little grin. Right now… a 2010 Ford Focus. I’ve never really cared about cars. My dad was a major classic car guy. He tried […]

What I drive // Try Every Day

2020/02/05 in Try Every Day tagged art / bad art / bad artist / design / drawing / learning / line art / sketching

Try Every Day #5 This is my camera. A Canon EOS M3 with the kit lens, a polarizing filter, and a collapsible hood. I’ve been staring down the barrel of this camera for almost 4 years and sharing my thoughts, desires, failures, and musings… every single weekday. This camera has […]

My camera // Try Every Day

2020/02/04 in Try Every Day tagged art / bad art / bad artist / design / drawing / learning / line art / sketching

Try Every Day #4 For most of my life, I’ve been obsessed with the fedora. It probably started with Indiana Jones, but the iconic hat became a part of my identity. People knew me as the hat guy. I shared that love with my girl’s grandfather. He and I would […]

I used to wear a fedora // Try Every Day

2020/02/03 in Try Every Day tagged art / bad art / bad artist / design / drawing / learning / line art / sketching

Try Every Day #3 Guess what, I already missed a day. Not a big surprise, but also not without reason. I’ve been on the couch sick since Friday night. It’s not been great for me emotionally, so Em and I have been playing Lego Harry Potter. We fully completed both […]

My view this weekend // Try Every Day

2020/02/02 in Try Every Day tagged art / bad art / bad artist / design / drawing / learning / line art / sketching

Try Every Day #2 Coffee has been part of my life since I can remember. My mother always had instant coffee around. So did my grandma. Grandpa liked percolated coffee. I looked up to them and wanted to try this thing they all seemed to love. I can remember being […]

Coffee // Try Every Day

2020/01/31 in Try Every Day tagged art / bad art / bad artist / design / drawing / learning / line art / sketching

Somewhere along the way, I forgot to explore new things. I forgot that failure was always an option. I forgot that learning starts with being BAD at something. I forgot to try. Recently, someone very near and dear to me has been encouraging me to try. She’s pushed me past […]

Try Every Day

2020/01/30 in Try Every Day tagged art / bad art / bad artist / design / drawing / learning / line art / sketching

I recently bought a new bed from Amazon. I couldn’t be happier with my purchase. The mattress is amazing and the frame is attractive (and adequate.) When I bought it, the frame options scaled from about $100 – $500 based on how much custom stuff you want. I decided that […]

Custom Heaboard With Built-In Nightlight

2018/08/27 in Making / Video tagged design / diy / led lights / making / video / woodworking

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 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