Projects
Budget transitional homeless shelter
Erik de Buhr designed the 60 sq. ft. Conestoga Hut for the homeless at a cost of $2500 to $3500 depending on the amount of salvaged materials used. I made this 44 sq. ft. usable floor-space shelter in an attempt to bring down the cost. All materials were purchased new. The total cost with interior…
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Cinderblock beehive dome building Jig
An early rendition of a 16 foot diameter Beehive shaped dome. Years ago I was interested in Geodesic domes until, being a drywall finisher, I had the misfortune to mud one of these beasts. Luckily the home owner, already finding the expenses way too high for this project, allowed us to use a rubber trowel…
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Coro Speedboat III
This is the original Coro Speed boat just before the first launch. I had a lot of fun scooting around with my 1.2 hp Gamefisher motor. I’ve had build plans for this for some time now. I used a 6mm thick fluted plastic sheet for the hull. A little later I added this arced decking…
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Coro Speedboat / Cabin Cruiser
This is my favorite boat so far. If you haven’t noticed yet, I like small spaces, and this collapsable cabin is a fun add-on to the Coro Speedboat. It swings out of the way, resting on the back of the boat. This makes entering and exiting the boat fairly easy. If your battery dies,…
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Gas Motorized Kayak
I’ve owned this Gamefisher 1.2 horse power motor for a decade. I’ve used it on several boats I’ve built in the past. It only weighs 15 pounds and sips gas. It works like a dream, when it wants to. On the day I tested out this set-up, the motor was successfully started at home,…
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Nomad Pedal Camper
I am a proud American, but these flags are more about RedNeck protection when navigating rural roads. This was my original idea when thinking of a pedal camper. The idea came after reading the article below back in 1992. I later met and became friends with Steven Roberts as he settled just up the…
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Human Powered Vehicles (Ebook)
For those of you who love human power for fun or transportation, this 82 page very unique Ebook takes a deep dive into my past thoughts on alternative transportation and toys. The following are a few sample pages. You can purchase this $15 Ebook on my plans page HERE. This is the first volume of…
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Nomad Bicycle Camper (first mock-up)
Ever since towing my first bicycle camper in strong headwinds at the Burningman festival did I realize the importance of having a round or small front end. But this camper required aluminum framing to support the body, bringing the dry weight to about 100 pounds. I was thinking of the easiest way to reshape…
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Recumbent Moped/Motorcycle
I’ve always thought the Honda 90 Cub, with it’s low mid frame, would make a great recumbent conversion. I couldn’t find a Cub for sale, but did find this TOMOS moped which had a similar frame design. 1/2″ square tubing was used to make an attachment point for the aluminum seat pan. Foam was double…
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Driftwood raft
Here’s something I put together one sunny morning. A driftwood raft. Easy you may think, but it took a little pre-planning as you will see… First, I decided to assemble bits of a frame in my shop. Instead of salvaging wood from the beach I used wood I had kicking around. This simplified things. For…
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