Tag Archives: recycling

What To Do When Your Wallet Is Stolen

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Jesse Conlang

Someone broke into my garage, and while I was at the hardware store to get replacement latches and hinges, someone pinched my wallet out of my coat pocket. After cancelling the cards, ordering replacements, filing a police report and requesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Stuff I made | Tagged craft, diy wallet, paper wallet, recycling, theft, tyvek wallet, upcycling | Leave a comment

Homemade Wire Brushes

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Jesse Conlang

Wire brushes made from bike parts. Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Stuff I made | Tagged bike parts, drums, drumsticks, music, percussion, recycling, repurposed, wire brushes | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in furniture, Stuff I made | Tagged diy, dumpster diving, furniture, ikea, pine, recycled furniture, recycling, refurbishing, salvaged, table, upcycling, woodworking | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in EDC, Stuff I made | Tagged casio, custom timepiece, custom watch, digital watch, diy, EDC, handweave, polychord, post-consumer materials, recycling, spokes, watch | Leave a comment

EDC: More Aluminum Tent Pole Madness

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Jesse Conlang

I had an eco-friendly recycled-paper pen that got wet. Now I have a travel pen. First part of my every day carry series.

Posted in EDC, Stuff I made | Tagged aluminum tent pole, EDC, everyday carry, pen, recycling, travel pen | Leave a comment

Another Little Project

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Jesse Conlang

This shelf is made from my actual childhood toboggan. The back half and one entire slat was destroyed in a crash, so I took it completely apart, cut everything nice and square again, sanded it, stained it and screwed it … Continue reading →