Tag Archives: homemade

I built a cajon!

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Jesse Conlang

With the indispensable help of wood shop mastermind Derek, I constructed and stained this excellent cajon, which, if you don’t know, is a percussion instrument based on a shipping crate that probably came from Peru, although it depends who you … 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 →

Posted in EDC, Stuff I made | Tagged bike, diy, EDC, every day carry, featureless white void, homemade, laminated wallet, paper wallet, recycled, wallet | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Stuff I made | Tagged D.I.Y., dental hygiene, diy, homemade, hot glue, lifehack, pipecutter, red green, tent pole, toothbrush, travel, travel hack, travel toothbrush | Leave a comment

Vikings Didn’t Have Horned Helmets, So There

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Jesse Conlang

I’m widening the scope of Blindfish Industries, which hopefully will bring about more updates, more regularly. Today we have a viking costume that I made in 2007, mostly out of recycled materials. I sold it at a fundraiser, which I … Continue reading →