Tag Archives: diy

People give up on Ikea furniture so easily

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Jesse Conlang

It’s kind of understandable. The pine is cheap, and if it’s not put together right it splinters and breaks easy. That works out for me because it means Edmonton’s alleyways are always full of straight, planed, unvarnished wood. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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EDC: Building a better tape wallet

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Jesse Conlang

This is a story about wallets and ambition, and this is my wallet: You can probably tell that it’s seen some service. It’s made from a bike map of Edmonton and packing tape. When the carefully flattened, creaseless base layer … Continue reading →

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EDC: I get lost on the Indian Ocean Seafloor a lot.

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Jesse Conlang

But not anymore! I’m in the process of integrating this into my EDC, but I do forget it an awful lot. It’s a companion to the travel pen from earlier. It’s an old, damaged notepad faced with cardboard from a … Continue reading →

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EDC: When you ask “what time is it?”, what does “it” refer to?

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Jesse Conlang

Syntactic pleonasms aside, check out my watch.I got a Casio Water Resist for free because a damaged one was returned to MEC while I was working there as a bike mechanic. The vinyl strap was torn, but the piece seemed … Continue reading →

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Sometimes I Worry About Myself

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Jesse Conlang

I have a big trip coming up, and because I have compulsions I scarcely understand myself, it became important to have a folding toothbrush to fit in my toiletries pouch. I got a free brush from the dentist with a … Continue reading →