Awesome Wood Things

Welcome to AWESOME WOOD THINGS

It’s not just things made out of wood… it’s things made out of wood that are awesome! Products are inspired by:

Video games
SciFi
Pop culture
Beer/wine/spirits
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
and so much more!

Dune Spray Paint Art

Oct 8, 2019 | All Videos, Artwork, Project Videos

How to paint the planet Arrakis from the book: Dune with spray paint... and make a picture frame... and cut glass for the frame... and apply a vinyl-cut sticker of House Atreides. I love using different mediums in my DIY art, in this case, paint and vinyl.

DIY Wood Frame for Art Deco Pattern from The Shining

Aug 18, 2019 | All Videos, Artwork, Project Videos

I love art deco and the movie: The Shining! That's why I got excited when I found a pair of awesome coasters at Blobfest, a Sci-Fi street fair in Phoenixville, PA, with the iconic rug pattern of the Overlook Hotel featured in the movie. These were too cool to simply...

Shadow Box for Star Trek Cards – Dave & Buster’s

Jul 22, 2019 | All Videos, Artwork, Project Videos

I won some collectible Star Trek cards at a Dave & Buster's coin-pusher game recently and built a shadow box display case! It has a mirrored logo on the back so you can peek through and see the back sides of the cards. I just love it!

Awesome Way To Display A Metal Sign

Jul 1, 2019 | Artwork, Project Videos

I took a tig welding class! This was my first experience with welding. For practice, I wrote my last name on a piece of steel. This is how I mounted it to display this artwork.

Scroll Saw Art… ’80s-Style!

Jun 19, 2019 | All Videos, Artwork, Project Videos

See how I made this '80s-style artwork with 3D letters! I mostly used my scroll saw. I love typography and the technology behind atomic timekeeping. Caesium's frequency (or Hertz) is exactly 9,192,631,770 (aka 1 second). Pretty awesome, huh?

Bohemian Rhapsody Album Art #MakersRock

Mar 18, 2019 | All Videos, Artwork, Project Videos

I recreated Queen's: Bohemian Rhapsody album for MakersRock.

Scrap Wood Microphone Stand (Functional & Cheap)

Feb 17, 2019 | All Videos, Housewares, Project Videos

I show you how to build a microphone stand using scrap wood. This was created to hold my friend's Heil PR-40 microphone. I like how this cheap (and good looking) stand will be used with the best mic on the planet. It's a great and simple DIY project. Step-by-step...