What else do you like to build?

[mchook]

There might be another thread of this but I couldn't find it. So, what else do you like to build? In the summer months I hate to be inside so I don't do much modeling. I do like working on old cars, gardening with my wife and building stuff out of old wood, leftover scraps, old deck boards and pallets. Here are a some things I've built, lets see some of yours!

[espo]

Man has skills. 

[iamsuperdan]

I'll have to get some new pics, as they're all on a usb stick somewhere, but I rebuild guitars. I'll find some cheap beat up guitar on Ebay or Kijiji, then gut it, strip it, rebuild and hot rod it.

I've also done a couple of kit guitars, which were a lot of fun.

 

And during Covid, I tore apart and rebuilt our deck, and added a pergola. And it's still standing. 

 

 

[stavanzer]

I really like the Chicken Coop!

Too Bad you are so far away from Cali.

[mchook]

17 hours ago, espo said:

Man has skills. 

Thanks David.

 

11 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

I'll have to get some new pics, as they're all on a usb stick somewhere, but I rebuild guitars. I'll find some cheap beat up guitar on Ebay or Kijiji, then gut it, strip it, rebuild and hot rod it.

I've also done a couple of kit guitars, which were a lot of fun.

 

And during Covid, I tore apart and rebuilt our deck, and added a pergola. And it's still standing. 

 

 

Definitely get some pics on here of those guitars Dan. We would all love to see them for sure! And the deck & pergola too, I'm always looking for new ideas to steal.😉

 

10 hours ago, stavanzer said:

I really like the Chicken Coop!

Too Bad you are so far away from Cali.

Thanks Alan, I built that for a pregnant stray cat to live in with her kittens. BAD IDEA, now we have 4 cats because nobody would take a kitten. Of course they don't live in that house anymore, they're in MY house.

[mchook]

Here is a bar I built from some live edge wood I got for $4 each. I have a bunch more, I just haven't figured out what to do with it yet.

And this is an old 46 Ford Doodlebug my father & I are building. It was a dump truck with a 10 foot body on it. We took that off and junked it, then moved the rear up for a shorter wheelbase. We changed the engine because the old one was locked up, got the transmission unstuck and last week we wired it up. I'm going over now to see if we can make it run today. Wish me luck, I think I'm gonna need it!🤪

[peteski]

Not really a "build", but I do all sorts of things besides building models.  My most recent project was to service my GF's Mantle clock.

It is a Seth Thomas Linton 1E clock made in December of 1950.  It has a nice chime. Not something one hears in people's homes anymore. It was a flea market find back in 2012.  It did not work. I took it apart and found a broken gear. I fixed it and my GF has been using it ever since.  Power cord was also replaced. Every couple of years I remove the movement and lubricate it.  This time I did a complete disassembly, cleaning and lubrication.

Here are some photos. I wish I took photos of when I had the movement totally disassembled.

Edited Tuesday at 07:19 PM by peteski

[John M.]

On 7/6/2025 at 10:30 AM, mchook said:

Thanks David.

 

Definitely get some pics on here of those guitars Dan. We would all love to see them for sure! And the deck & pergola too, I'm always looking for new ideas to steal.😉

 

Thanks Alan, I built that for a pregnant stray cat to live in with her kittens. BAD IDEA, now we have 4 cats because nobody would take a kitten. Of course they don't live in that house anymore, they're in MY house.

Momma cat and her three little ones sure like their digs. 

[mchook]

On 7/8/2025 at 3:17 PM, peteski said:

Not really a "build", but I do all sorts of things besides building models.  My most recent project was to service my GF's Mantle clock.

It is a Seth Thomas Linton 1E clock made in December of 1950.  It has a nice chime. Not something one hears in people's homes anymore. It was a flea market find back in 2012.  It did not work. I took it apart and found a broken gear. I fixed it and my GF has been using it ever since.  Power cord was also replaced. Every couple of years I remove the movement and lubricate it.  This time I did a complete disassembly, cleaning and lubrication.

Here are some photos. I wish I took photos of when I had the movement totally disassembled.

Great old clock Peter. I'm not sure if I would have the patience for that kind of work. Nice job!

[89AKurt]

With the normal ebb and flow of any forum, there are always new people, so I love the topic!

I do woodworking too, have a shop.  Not productive much, but now that I'm retired.......  Owning a home, you know the projects never end.  Lately it's been a backyard remodel, tearing out overgrown bushes, gravel, rock retaining wall, but one thing I enjoy is laying flagstone.  This project is different, picked through a stone yard for 12" square saw-cut stone.  The challenge was to reduce the amount of moving anything to get the car out of the Shipping Container.  The door locks hang down, reason for the arcs.  The wood is for driving over, so the stones won't move.  I didn't cut one stone because I think it will break, so it's like a key.  Drove rebar pins at the edge, and some corners.  This evening I glued the tiny triangles to adjacent tiles.  All other flagstone I laid on sand, and was random broken shapes, this time A.B.C. was used, packed down, last layer screened.  So hope this holds up.