Category: Shapeoko 2
Giraffe Lamp
A while ago, I saw this giraffe-shaped lamp on Pinterest that I really liked, so I decided to make one for my godson. Obviously, I made some tweaks in order to fit the hardware I had access to. There&... Read More
Container lids
A friend of mine asked me whether I could replicate a bunch of container lids of various shapes and sizes. Obviously not a problem, so here are the results. 😉... Read More
Rabbit Pen
I’ve been thinking about keeping a couple of rabbits for a while, and during the lockdown I finally had the time to start building a pen. I had a small strip of grass which I didn’t really... Read More
Cat hammock
A friend who also owns a cat showed me a picture of a cat-sized hammock on her phone, and I immediately knew mine would genuinely adore this as well, so I bought one from China. When the package came ... Read More
Cable management
I have owned my CNC router for years now, but ever since the very beginning my cable management has been on my to-do list. On the machine itself all wiring is organised pretty neatly, but the cables b... Read More
Secret Santa yarn bowl
This year, I participated in a Secret Santa for the Belgian maker community. You all know the basic idea, but instead of buying, people make something for their ‘victim’. My instructions: ... Read More
Another birth gift
I’ve made a few birth gifts over the years, see them here: #1 – #2 – #3 – #4 This time, it’s a colleague of mine who’s expecting, and since I already knew the gende... Read More
Skateboard (5) – Graphics
Previous posts: part 1: Design tool part 2: Mold part 3: Glue-up part 4: Shaping Last thing to do was add some cool graphics. I didn’t want to hide all of the nice maple texture, so I took a min... Read More
Skateboard (4) – Shaping
Previous posts: part 1: Design tool part 2: Mold part 3: Glue-up The board came out of the mold without issue, and it looked majestic! Over the following days, the form did bend back slightly, so next... Read More
Skateboard (3) – Glue-up
Previous posts: part 1: Design tool part 2: Mold Last time I wrapped things up on the mold build. I glued some brass tubes in place so I get perfectly placed drilling guides for the truck mounting hol... Read More
Skateboard (2) – Mold
Previous post: part 1: Design tool Okay in the video about the skateboard design tool, I stated that this project might be put on the backburner for a little while, but guess what; here I am already w... Read More
Skateboard (1) – Design tool
Whatever I could write about this tool would just be repeating myself, so I kindly refer to the video below. Subtitles in English are available.... Read More
FEZ (10) – Set-top box
This year I plan on finishing some of the projects that I once started, but never got to fully see through for one reason or another. Today, I present to you the finished FEZ set-top retro arcade box!... Read More
Guitar wall hanger (1) – Mold
I currently own 6 or 7 guitars. A few years ago I bought a set of four nice plywood wall hangers so they can be displayed on a large blank wall in my living room. But if you are a mathematical genius ... Read More
Branding iron
A friend of mine who is a woodworker asked me to make a branding iron for his business. I always wanted to try something like that anyways and I have the means to do so, so I accepted to take on the p... Read More
Birth gift – letter blocks v2
One of the first projects I posted on this blog was this letter blocks one. The same mate recently had a second baby (this time a girl) and they asked me to make the same name blocks for her as well. ... Read More
Birth gift – baby clapper
My ‘little’ brother recently had his firstborn son and my ‘big’ brother is the godfather. Now guess who got to make the gift? That’s right: me! 😉 So my brother got thi... Read More
Cat doorway v2
A few years back, I did this project once before. It held up for a while, but I ended up taking it down again after some weather abuse. Using plywood wasn’t really the best idea to begin with i ... Read More
From dust till dawn!
I’m working very hard on the LAYZOR plans, but I do plan to show off some regular CNC projects more often again. For an upcoming project, I needed all the Z clearance I could get so I ordered th... Read More
Trio dessert plates
Every year for NYE, I am responsible for the dessert. The last couple of years I always reverted back to the same recipe: ‘moeilleux au chocolat’. (No idea what it is called in EnglishR... Read More
Recurve bow (2) – Limb forms
Previous articles: part 1. After a lot of research, I finally decided on how to make the limbs for my recurve bow. I think I managed to find a good curve shape and length, so it is time to make the fo... Read More
3D model cat
I found this cardboard 3D puzzle while browsing the web for ideas. As I own a pet cat, there really wasn’t a doubt in my mind I would eventually be making something similar. I thought about down... Read More
Ouija board (2) – The eye
Part 1 here An Ouija board is not complete without an eye planchette, so I needed to make one. As a design I found this really cool image on Google: I really like the style of it, but it is a very rou... Read More