When I originally purchased this little school bus it had a paint job that branded it to the previous owner. Part of the purchase agreement was that I would paint the school bus to remove the previous branding. I purchased 10 cans of black spray paint and quickly...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hot off the press and sharper than ever is our newest Shipping Container Home Design from Big Boom Design. This design is a re-issue of a previous design named C-Section. This design went somewhat viral in 2011 when I first posted it to this blog. The new version has...
I've selected a container for the incubator that should serve as a nice insulated box and viewing window. The goal with the first incubator is to focus primarily on the function and much less on the form that it takes. I'd like to keep my cost on this project under...
I'm proud to live in the first nationally recognized Bee City USA. I've only recently become a beekeeper but I'm already hooked on these little guys. I first got the bug by watching a great TED Talk: Then when a friend of mine asked me to be involved with the...
The 1974 Super Beetle Baja has come a long way this summer. Not far enough to be driving it around yet but it's about 90% there. The most recent updates have been new tires/wheels all around, Urethane Bushing set all around, and new glass for the front and back with...
Chicken Experience Disclaimer Although my experience raising chickens has not been very lengthy, and to be completely honest I think I've lost more chickens than I currently have now, It's been very rewarding and educational. I currently have 19 Hens and 2...