Beam Me Up – Timber Frame Kitchen Renovation
Jan05

Beam Me Up – Timber Frame Kitchen Renovation

In 2013 I purchased a house built in the 1920’s located on the outskirts of Asheville. Since that time I’ve been re-wiring, re-plumbing, combining rooms, etc. This post will highlight one of the main projects that I’ve been working on, The Kitchen Remodel. The Kitchen and Dining room in this house were both very small and difficult to work with. About 6 months ago I decided to take down the wall between the two rooms...

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3D Printing in Asheville NC
Jul18

3D Printing in Asheville NC

I’ve recently been exposed to a number of 3D printers and 3D print projects here in the Asheville area. The majority of these projects are due to my office neighbor Steve Shain with Spectra3D. I’ve had the privilege of watching new printers dropped off, assembled, tested, and tweaked for over a year now. Personally I’m very excited about how this technology is changing our world before our eyes, similar to the...

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Arduino Egg Incubator – Version 1 Breakdown
Dec30

Arduino Egg Incubator – Version 1 Breakdown

This video walks through the breakdown of the first Arduino Chicken Egg Incubator that I built. I ran two batches of Eggs through it and then decided to cannibalize the system to make a better version. This video was recorded so that I could have some documentation of the first build. I’ll try to put future builds of this project as they happen. You can see more posts about this automated arduino egg incubator...

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Asheville NC Bee Class with Les Crowder
Dec30

Asheville NC Bee Class with Les Crowder

Last year I attended an amazing Bee Keeping class that was taught by Les Crowder. Les is as close to an expert on Topbar beekeeping as you can find these days. He has managed to make the slippery transition into commercial bee keeping while still practicing the top bar method. This method gives the bees more freedom to design and build their colony rather than being persuaded based on comb size from wax foundation. My first hive was a...

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How to Build an Underground Shipping Container Shelter
Nov24

How to Build an Underground Shipping Container Shelter

I often receive emails from people asking about using a shipping container for an underground bunker, shelter, bug-out box, etc. Shipping Containers make an obvious building block for these types of projects but only if careful preparation and planning is involved. In this article I’ll try to address some of the concerns and action items you can take to make sure the project is successful and safe. When handled and prepared...

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Shipping Container Barn Project in Tennessee
Oct17

Shipping Container Barn Project in Tennessee

Every 3 months or so I head to a cave in Tennessee called Worley’s. A few years back I noticed an interesting shipping container project that was being built around Bluff City Tennessee. I’m sorry that I don’t have more details about the builder, or the purpose of this container structure but I’ll try to locate additional info and add it to the site. In the meantime, I thought a few photos would be enough to...

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Looking to build a home using shipping containers?
Sep03

Looking to build a home using shipping containers?

With the crash of the housing market in the early 2000’s, and a recent global trend towards green building, architects and home builders are turning to steel shipping containers to bridge the gap between eco- friendly building trends, durability and affordability. Shipping containers, in functionality, have a relatively short lifespan. Once they are retired from the sea, they’re stacked and abandoned to save money on moving...

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