World of Enelis
History of Enelis: Part 2: The Age of Ascension
The second video in the history of Enelis series. This video explore the rise of… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Calista’s Lullaby
Calista’s Lullaby [2023] (Lullaby) This song is dedicated to my newborn daughter in the hopes… – READ MORE –
World of Enelis
History of Enelis: Part 1: The Creation Myth
The first video in the history of Enelis series. This video explore the mythology of… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Baby’s First Woodworking Project
A little over a week ago, my wife and I had our first child. With… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Summer Garden 2023
Summer is blooming and two weeks later, we see large green tomatoes with the promise… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Early Summer Garden 2023
Summer has officially begun and the garden is looking okay. The frontyard plants are thriving… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Baby Changing Station
My wife and I are expecting this fall and the list of woodworking projects are… – READ MORE –
News, World of Enelis
World Saga RPG
Over the past year, I have been working on creating my own role-playing game system:… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Spring Garden 2023
The garden suffered during the drought last year. I lost all my currant bushes and… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Floating Shelves
I decided to reorganize my basement. I had been recording episodes of the Tales of… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Shop Rearrangement
I had gotten a new toy at the end of 2022, a medium-sized benchtop lathe.… – READ MORE –
Podcasts
Tales of Enelis: Season 1
Today, I officially release the first episode of the Tales of Enelis: a solo roleplaying… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
þe Olde Bandsaw Box
I finally got a new tight-cutting bandsaw blade (1/4″ 14 TPI raker blade). The 1/8″… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Over-fridge Kitchen Cabinet
Things in the shop were going pretty well, but I was beginning to consider a… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Vanity and Jewelry Drawers
My wife desperately needed some organization for her vanity in her room. She had been… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Be As One
Be As One [2022] (Rock) This song is about taking the disjointed feelings and impulses… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Garage Octagon Window
My garage workshop has been fantastic. It’s great to have a separate building to go… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Backyard Pergola
Five ago, my wife and I had talked about putting a pergola upon on our… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Summer Garden 2022
It’s been a bit dry out there and the garden is starting to show it.… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Spring Garden 2022
It’s spring-time! The tulips are popping up and I’m quite excited. I planted over one-hundred… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Front-yard Patio
The eastern sunrise climbs over the houses across the street and beams upon our the… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Record-Console Refinishing
Some time ago, my wife had pulled an old record-console from the alley. It was… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: After You’ve Gone
After You’ve Gone [2022] (Jazz) [Written by Turner Layton and Henry Creamer, 1918]I feel like… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Winter Projects 2022
Another cold winter in Minnesota and my workshop is unfortunately in an external garage with… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Would I Be a Stranger?
Would I Be a Stranger? [2022] (Rock) Over the course of the pandemic, and life… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Watch the World Burn
Watch the World Burn [2022] (Classic Country) This is a song about natural disasters and… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Salvation
Salvation [2022] (Rock) This another song about death, particularly the regrets of leaving a life… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Follow the Light
Follow the Light [2021] (Folk Rock)This song is about death, that final sweet sojourn to… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Simple Storage
As the cold weather looms and access to my workshop becomes more limited, there were… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Garden Projects
I took some time off from woodworking after building the large bookcase. I need to… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Love is Pain
Love is Pain [2021] (Piano Ballad)This song is about breaking up with the one you… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Blues in My Shoes
Blues in My Shoes [2021] (Blues)This song I wrote years ago. I had been working… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Black Coffee
Black Coffee [2021] (Jazz / Blues) This song was just a spontaneous creation while playing… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Garden Harvest: 2021
We had quite the bounty this year. The new tomato trellis on the front yard… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Dream Machine
Dream Machine [2021] (Rock) This song was written for my wife, who always is pushing… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Hardwood Bookshelf
I currently have a massive bookshelf in my room. It is from IKEA and it… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Sweet Street
Sweet Street [2021] (Funk Rock)This song is just a fun summer jam. I had discovered… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Late Spring Garden 2021
It’s the end of May, and our silver maple trees have dumped their seeds upon… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Spring Garden 2021
Springtime is here and the perennial plants are blooming. – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Winter’s Glow
Winter’s Glow [2021] (Pop Rock)This song is about trying to find that spark of hope… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Shop-made Jigs
Massive Cross-cut Sled I’ve been working on my large bookshelf and I needed a method… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Arch Trellis
I’ve gotten numerous compliments on our moon-gate at the entrance to our front yard. I… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Hooks for a Champion
With Spring around the corner, my wife was gearing up for upcoming races. Running has… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Better Me
Better Me [2021] (Pop Rock)This song came about while experimenting with the music theory behind… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Misinformation
Misinformation [2021] (Soul Funk)This song is about the attack on the Capitol and the system… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Kitchen Additions
Utensil Holder This was a simple project to create a perfectly-sized utensil holder for our… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Kitchen Cabinet Remodel
My wife and I love our house, but there are definitely some things we love… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Unity
Unity [2020] (Soul Rock/Motown)This song is a touch of positivity about coming together with your… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Arise
Arise [2020] (Folk Rock)This song is about lies and misinformation taking over the people you… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Mid-Summer Garden 2020
Summer is in full swing and the garden is filled with birds, bees, other bugs,… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Desk Adjustment
I spend a lot of time at my computer, both for work and recreation. For… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Summer Begins! (2020)
The solstice has come and summer begins in the garden. I love watching the transition… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Spice Cabinet
This project has been a long time coming. I made the carcass for the cabinet… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Closet Organizer and Sanding Station
Closet Organizer Like many people, the bottom of my closet had slowly became a catch-all… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Springtime Garden (2020)
Spring time brought all the perennials into full bloom. This is the 3rd spring in… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Desk Caddy & Garden Bench
Desk Caddy One small side project was a small desk caddy for my office. It… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Router Table Deluxe
Like I had mentioned in a previous post, one of the new workshop upgrades was… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Moon Gate
For our new fence, my wife and I had been talking about making an arch… – READ MORE –
Gardening
May Garden Update
The garden is in the midst of the Spring time bloom. The acidic garden has… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Workshop Upgrades
My new bandsaw has arrived and I felt the need to add a few more… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Spring Peek
It’s late April and all the perennial plants have begun to peak out into the… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
The Circuitous Fence
My woodworking was quickly veering into house construction chores as I saw ways to take… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Workshop Update & Spice Cabinet Start
The wonderful world of woodworking continues during #lockdown2020. I’ve been quite busy taking care of… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Acid Garden
The 2020 garden season has begun. We are all under the stay-at-home guidelines for COVID-19,… – READ MORE –
Music
Live! at dB Studios
Check below for an inclusively exclusive live concert of Arborean Tears playing all the top… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Lockdown Woodworking: Plant Stands
Over the quarantine, I’ve been working on a trio of plant stands. The legs were… – READ MORE –
Music
One Song, Two Versions
You’re the One for Me [2020] (Soul version)When you found the one you’re supposed to… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: You’re the One for Me
You’re the One for Me [2020] (Soul version)When you found the one you’re supposed to… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
The Handmade Workbench
For the past few weeks, I’ve been working on a new workbench. I needed something… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Workshop Upgrades
I’m am currently in the throes of building a new workbench (hints of it seen… – READ MORE –
Writing
The Awakening Earth
Now that I have the catchy title, I can explain what I mean by that.… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Hand Planes
So far, I’ve been sticking with machine-based woodworking and only occasionally reaching for my cheap… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Workshop Layout
My workshop was now insulated and with my new infared heater, I was ready to… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: One More Night
One More Night [2019] (Pop Rock)This song is about getting over someone you just broke… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Workshop Insulation
I knew winter was going to make wood-working difficult for me. I wasn’t willing to… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: 1 + 1 = 1 <> 1
1 + 1 = 1 <>1 [2019] (Funk Rock)This song is about how when you… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Waiting on a Dream
Waiting on a Dream [2019] (Jazz/Blues Ballad)This song is about feeling stuck where you are… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Madness of the Wolf
Madness of the Wolf [2019] (Rock)This song is about yearning for someone who seems to… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
A Place to Sit and Plan
I decided I was moving my woodworking into the garage and desired to make that… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Table Saw Cart
I began to notice that my tablesaw was leaving large piles of saw dust beneath… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Born to Fly
Born to Fly [2019] (Pop Rock)This song is about striving to be your best and… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
The Shed
With fall and winter approaching, I knew I would need more space in the garage.… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Garden (2019): Expansion
It was March and we still had snow on the ground. I was very eager… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Course Projects
The next several projects moved very quickly. I worked to finish each of the projects… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Moon Child
Moon Child [2019] (Rock)This song is about living with a mood disorder and never knowing… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Nightstand
For my next project, I needed to make some functional furniture. My current nightstand was… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Bat House
One day, I was chatting with my wife online. We were discussing about setting up… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Patio Table
My next project was straight from Steve Ramsey’s course, a small patio table. Some friends… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Miter Saw Station
I realized I was using my miter saw quite a bit, but sometimes found it… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
First Workbench
I was now ready to start building projects for Steve Ramsey’s course. He calls it… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Garden Trellis
By June of 2019, I was trying to improve my basic woodworking skills. I signed… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Router Table
For my second project, I really wanted to make a router table to use the… – READ MORE –
Woodworking
Woodwork Beginning
For many years, I’ve always had an interest in making things with my hands. I… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: You’re Ever My Desire
You’re Ever My Desire [2019] (Funk and Bluegrass-inspired Rock)This song is about still finding your… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Sunrise Over the Mountain
Sunrise over the Mountain [2018] (Folky Ballad)This song is about feeling stuck in the person… – READ MORE –
Gardening
Garden (2018): Building Paradise
This was it. This was the real deal. We had bought our first house and… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Happy to Be Me
Happy to Be Me [2018] (Happy Rock)This song is about being happy with who you… – READ MORE –
Endless Worlds
Endless Worlds: Here We Go Again
Since my general discontent with Fief and the direction it was going, I had put… – READ MORE –
News
Another Beginning…
The website is getting an overhaul as I begin to release the first of many… – READ MORE –
Music
Song: Everyday Woman
Everyday Woman [2018] (Slow Funk)This song is about feminism and the harsh unfairness imposed upon… – READ MORE –