pentabutton: a smart cabin input device
There was a need to have physical input device to send some commands to my smart cabin, and this is the result
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Pertaining Peculiar Pebble Programming Possibilities
Some musing on my experience with the Pebble 2 Duo
On This Imbolc 2026
Once again, it was Imbolc and stuff was done and seen.
SepTwOrb, a 7 sided TwOrb lamp
a seven sided lamp was created to run TwOrb; a network controlled Pixel LED project using WS2801 LEDs
Septa Lamp
The build process of a seven sided lamp
On This Imbolc
A few pictures from February 1 2025
Another Non-Penetrating Ridge Mount
The only way to improve my rural cell signal is with a signal booster; and a signal booster should be mounted on the roof. A movable/adjustable roof ridge mount was needed, so one was built using materials at hand.
Binary Dice build improvement
The process I used for making binary dice was not the best, and I improved the process
Drumbra: a 2 string instrument
pictures and the tale of building my Drumbra: a left-handed, diatonic scaled, dombra tuned string instrument, with a sheep skin drum body
Brandubh gameboard
building a Brandubh board and game and pieces out of wood
Game Of Ur Round 2: bag and board are one!
While making a bag for a board game, I thought it would be more portable if the board and bag were one piece
Paddle Cat
While enjoying the beauty of Blue Lake, I lamented the lack of a vessel to paddle across the lake, so I designed and built such a vessel
The Royal Game of Ur Board
The Royal Game of Ur was introduced to me, and I needed a nice wooden game board on which to play.
Dombra
There was scrap wood enough to make a dombra...
Summer Camping Ger
There was a desire for a ger that would actually be portable; and with some salvaged lumber, one was built
Bird House
The scrap pile was getting large, and there was a need for a birdhouse. 2 birds, one stone
4 String Fretless Thing
What would a 4 string instument, with 1 melody string and 3 drone strings, tuned in the fashion of the Great Highland Bagpipes sound like? I decided to find out.
Catfish Tank
Ike's Quarter Café closed, and I have nowhere to get a blackened catfish po' boy sandwich. Thus it was necessary to raise catfish.
Tower Of Power
After my van died, the secondary battery and inverter needed a new home; so the components went into a pyramid
Pupper Pyramid AKA Dog House
building a pyramid dog house from a single sheet of rigid insulation
A ridge mount for Starlink
A non-penetrating ridge mount was needed for Starlink, and this is how it came together
On This Imbolc
Imbolc happened, and this is some of what I did
20 Foot Chair
How I wasted 20 feet of 2x4 lumber making a chair I don't like
Chair 2: Viking/Stargazer
There is still wood in the lumber pile, and I found a nice chair design, so another chair was crafted.
Chair 1
The woodpile needed to be reduced, so a chair was built.
Testing T-Mobile: Round 2
T-Mobile upgraded their coverage map for my area, so I signed up for their Test Drive again.
Cajón
build a wooden drum? don't mind if I do!
A tale of 2 paddles
During the construction of the sailing canoe, 2 paddles were also crafted. This is their tale
Woofsnaval: rigged for Wind
A photographic tale of adding a sail, rudder, and leeboard to my homemade outrigger canoe
Woofsnaval: an outrigger canoe
boat fever struck, so an outrigger canoe was built. Here is how it happened...
Banjyre
Pictures and yammering about crafting a banjyre: a mix of a banjo and a lyre
Fish Trap
My food security would increase if I could catch frogs and catfish; so a trap was build, and it went something like this..
Another Brass Bell
It started with a bad design for a bell; fortunately the design could be changed
Sewing a Face Mask
The professionals need the good face masks more than I do; but I'd still like a mask. Here is what I came up with.
Licht: an Ember based frontend for the Philips Hue API
Some blathering about building an Ember app for the Philips Hue API and needing custom UI elements.
Two hand drums
In the process of making a deer skin drum, a smaller drum was also made
Station: an API controlled stream player
There was a need for yet another API controlled stream player, so one was created.
On this Imbolc
Imbolc happened, and some jibber-jabber about chickens
chicken coop door upgrade
The computer controlling the chicken coop door was being problematic and needed an upgrade.
Panpipes / Pan Flute / Syrinx
There was a desire to toot bagpipe tunes on panpipes, so it was necessary to build a 9 note set of pipes
Project Griswold: rigging a canoe for sailing
a visual odyssey of rigging a canoe for sailing
Seat Fix in the mobile office
There was a problem with the seats in my van, and this is how the issue was resolved
A new home for a brass bell
A brass bell has found it's home, this is how that came about.
sewing a cover for a bagpipe
A cover was needed for a left-handed bagpipe, so one was created
a little battery backup
There was a need for a solar powered battery backup, and this is how it came about
Bluetooth Speaker
Jezra wanted to listen to KVMR, so a bluetooth speaker thing was built
the T-Mobile network experiment (it was shit)
Jezra tries T-Mobile's 'Test Drive' and it was laughably horrid
Brass Bell #2
making brass bell number 2
Brass Bell #1
jezra makes a bell of brass
Copper Bells
making bells from the copper scraps of the Carnyx