Xerocraft Member Projects

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Communicating Soil Moisture with Light and Sound

Progress: 85%

This project will explore the use of temperature and soil moisture sensors to understand when to engage a drip irrigation system after a rain storm. T...
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Mother Miranda (Resident Evil Village) Cosplay

Progress: 80%

Mother Miranda is... basically an evil scientist trying to resurrect her dead daughter. Honestly I want to make a cosplay of her final form, but her f...
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Engagement Ring

Progress: 100%

I've always wanted to design and build, as much as possible, the engagement ring I'd use! Well the day has come for me to start! I began by sitting ...
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Hawks, My Hero Academia Animatronic Wings

Progress: 50%

Hawks from my Hero is a dream cosplay of mine. I used a square aluminum tubing for the framework. Feathers are individually articulated along the fram...
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Cross cut sled

Progress: 100%

The wood shop will be introducing a new cross cut sled for the table saw. It features Matchfit accessories, a Veritas flip stop, shop made hold downs...
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Dan's Dulcy Gurdy

Progress: 99%

I'll walk you through the creation of my "Dulcy Gurdy," a Symphonia, an early form of the hurdy-gurdy with roots tracing back to the 12th and 13th cen...
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Miata rebody project

Progress: 90%

I bought a 1995 Miata "death cart" (car in which everything that is not needed for racing is removed to reduce weight). I removed the rest of the body...
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3D printed jigsaw insert

Progress: 100%

Table insert to improve dust control. Includes cutouts for rubber stoppers that keep the insert from rotating or rattling
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Bedside table set

Progress: 100%

I built a pair of bedside tables with built in wireless charging for phone and watch as well as USB power outlets
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Arduino Router lift

Progress: 100%

Motorized router lift for my shopsmith using an arduino 
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Simple walnut table

This is a small solid walnut table that could be made at Xerocraft, possibly as a class or two. The legs are joined to the aprons with the Dowelmax sy...
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Eucalyptus Bowl

Progress: 100%

Eucalyptus bowl, 2 1/2" x 6", turned from wood block.  Finished with Dr's. Woodshop high friction finish.
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Small Maple Lidded Box

Progress: 100%

Maple lidded box, 2" x 4 3/4".
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Chess Set (Board and Chess Pieces)

Progress: 100%

Chess board (Maple and Walnut) w/Walnut and Cherry boarder.  Chess pieces (Walnut and Maple).
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Cutting Board w/Juice Groove & Business Logo

Progress: 100%

11" x 15" Maple, Walnut and Cherry.  Juice groove and business Logo done on CNC.
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DINO D

Progress: 100%

The "DINO D" project began with a broken toy discovered in a resale store. An Arduino ESP32 microcontroller, allows remote operation guided by bluetoo...
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Laser Cut Messenger Bag

Progress: 100%

This is a Leather Messenger bag designed in Lightburn and hand saddle stitched. It's made from 5-6oz Wickett & Craig bridle leather. The pieces we...
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Cornice board

Cornice board  
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Endgrain Cutting Board (Maple/Cherry/Walnut)

Progress: 100%

11.5" x 19.5"" two glue-ups after milling varying widths of maple, cherry and walnut to achieve random pattern end-grain cutting board.  Juice groove...
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Beach Chair (Photo on Cavass)

Progress: 100%

Beach chair photo printed on canvass.  Custom frame using "Alligator Juniper" natural edge.
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Community Library Box

Progress: 100%

I'm starting a library box for a friend as inspired by Don's build. I'm beginning with something simpler to get familiar with the tools in the wood sh...
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Multimedia Component for Environmental Monitoring

Progress: 20%

This template was designed in Fusion 360 and exported on a plasma cutter. This will eventually house microelectronics that will communicate soil and w...
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Light Up Skull Halloween Decoration

Progress: 100%

This year I plan on creating a distance-triggered light-up skull. The final plan is to have a sound play and the eyes light up when people approach it...
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Enamel Jewelry

Progress: 100%

I created 2 pins and 2 earring sets, I didn't have much luck with the ghost earrings but I kept trying and made a earrings set and a pin successfully.
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Enamel Jewelry

Progress: 100%

I made some cool jewelry in the enamel jewelry class. We made pins and earrings that had copper bases.
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Wood chisel mallet

Progress: 100%

Completed the handle on the wood lathe with John and another woodcrafter. They also helped me put holes in the circular pieces I had so I could put th...
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Wooden mallet

Progress: 100%

I made a wooden mallet out of the re-purposed wood to use with my woodworking tools. 
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Beginning Blacksmithing

Progress: 100%

All 3 beginner classes completed. After the safety class there are "S" hooks, "J" hooks, and bottle openers. I have made all of them and some of them ...
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Processing rough/ scrap wood

Completed band saw, table saw, jointer, and plainer use for wood processing.
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Serving Plate Set (Glass Fusing)

Progress: 100%

Serving and individual plate set.  Multiple firing, multi color glass.