Hex-A-Deck
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Hex-A-Deck

The deck consultant from the nearest (orange) big box store sai “Everything you are thinking of is structurally sound, but it flies in the face of hundreds of years of engineering principles.”

With Jim Carrey’s, “So you’re telling me there’s a chance” echoing in my head, I began an ambitious hex-a-deck building adventure.

DND campaign creations
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DND campaign creations

DND is equal parts decisions with dice, improvised storytelling, puzzle solving and world building that is unlike any other game you might try. For long-running campaigns, the chance to bring the best bits of lore out into the real world is a fantastic experience to share.

Zelda: Breath of the Wild table
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild table

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. This project was filled with so many mediums and opportunities to stretch my skills that it’s easily one of my most reference projects when someone asks what an ambitious Idealien Studios project looks like.

Live-edge breakfast bar
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Live-edge breakfast bar

You definitely want a bright/light kitchen environment, but too much white can leave it feeling sterile. This walnut breakfast bar provides the right splash of earth tones to liven up the room that is most often a hub of activity and flavours.

Big sound on a smaller budget
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Big sound on a smaller budget

With 11′ tall walls in a split level home, there really was no choice whether the home theatre would have projector or not. But figuring out the right way to have big sound to match in a small footprint and a not-so-big budget was interesting project to tackle.

A punderful bookmark
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A punderful bookmark

The customer for this fiery bookmark found puns to be a caustic form of humour. But their partner never found a pun they wouldn’t chuckle at. So they asked to cook up a bookmark that would celebrate their love for puns, reading and camping. What s’more do you need to know?

Scale model memories
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Scale model memories

It started small helping to digitally mock up a backyard patio renovation. The idea and details grew in size but the scale model build never did. For the family members who are happily living in their forever home, but becoming harder to find just the right gift for, a scale model might be one to consider.

Sports trophy and swag
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Sports trophy and swag

After a near 30 year hiatus, a prodigious golf tournament wanted help to re-launch their event with a new logo, new trophy and other swag items for the participants.

Hey! Building a hay wagon

Hey! Building a hay wagon

The axle was a very nice find hidden amongst the bushes in the “back 40” of the farm property. One season later, 3 generations worked together to build an over engineered hay wagon that might just outlast us all.