Category Archives: Woodworking

Surfboard Rafter Rack

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After I built my hammerhead shark board – Hammerhead Balance Board, I had several pieces of oak wood leftover.

Now that I was ‘morphing’ from hodad to surfer, I decided that I needed a rack in the garage to store my board.

I framed up a simple rectangle, with a couple of center struts, and assembled with glue, screws and clamps.

I also had several pieces of punched angle iron leftover, from my solar on the go kart project – Solar on the Go Kart.

I cut 4 legs to size and bent over the end to form a corner, and screwed each leg to the rack frame.

Here’s a good view of how the legs looked prior to attaching to the garage rafters.

I screwed the top of the legs directly to the rafters. The rack is now installed, securely holding my custom board.

You can see the unglassed hydrofoil wing just peeking out, resting on top of the board. Or… is it a giant petrified shark’s tooth? I’ll let you decide.

Gotta get going on the hydrofoil wing or I’ll never hit the waves. The surf is always up somewhere!

Bubble Window

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If you happened to read my post Cabana Skylight Project, you may have noticed a “bubble window” in the first picture.

In this post, I will show you the bubble window in more detail and how I installed it.

I bought the bubble window on the internet. They are designed to install on fences so that your dog can see outside. The kit comes with the needed hardware to install, however, you may need to make substitutions depending on your application.

I wanted a porthole window in my man shed. I first cut out an opening in the side wall, then framed up the opening.

I attached the bubble window to a piece of plywood. Then attached the plywood with bubble to the inside of the cutout opening with a piano hinge. You can see this in the next pictures.

Of course, my dog had to get into the act!

In this picture, you can see the frame that I put around the opening. You can just barely see the piano hinge on the top inside edge of the opening.

I cutout a couple of pieces of cedar shingles and glued them to the front of the plywood.

Finally, I installed a trunk hinge and screen door clasp. Now I can easily prop open the bubble window, and latch it on windy days.

A fun and simple way to add light and air circulation into your man cave.