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Belly35

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Mar 10, 2011 3:37 PM
What the coolest thing you have ever built or made on your own?

My wife and I first home was a condemned colonial farm house in Perrysburg.
Cedar siding, side wall/ ceiling insulation, dry wall, and door and windows, additional garage, drive way contracted out under the purchase agreement with the contractor that owned the property. I gutted it …. new electrical, plumbing, phone line, sanded hard wood floors, heating system installed and roof by me. … it took a year before we could move-in but it was truly home…
Mar 10, 2011 3:37pm
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FatHobbit

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Mar 10, 2011 3:51 PM
My daughter. :)
Mar 10, 2011 3:51pm
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Heretic

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18,820 posts
Mar 10, 2011 4:01 PM
The pile of dirty dishes currently in my sink. Approaching epic status.

LEANING TOWER OF PISA EAT YOUR HEART OUT!!!!!
Mar 10, 2011 4:01pm
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McFly1955

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Mar 10, 2011 4:02 PM
FatHobbit;706600 wrote:My daughter. :)
If this answer is allowed, same for me :)....Although it says :"built or made on your own".

I finished our basement last spring with our daughter on the way.

I did everything except for hanging/finishing the drywall. Put the walls up, installed lighting/outlets, laid carpet tiles, installed a drop ceiling with recessed lighting, installed an HD projector and 92" screen + surround sound speakers (wiring in the walls).

I'm saving the super over-the-top theater for our next house, so this is pretty basic, but planning to have different levels of seating, a lobby area w/ arcade, candy machines, popcorn, etc, in the next place, probably 7-10 years out :(
Mar 10, 2011 4:02pm
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stroups

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Mar 10, 2011 4:06 PM
Birdhouse in shop class
Mar 10, 2011 4:06pm
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justincredible

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Mar 10, 2011 4:15 PM
I'm getting ready to start a bathroom gut and remodel for our first floor bathroom. That'll probably be it when I'm finished.
Mar 10, 2011 4:15pm
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Rotinaj

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Mar 10, 2011 4:17 PM
stroups;706616 wrote:Birdhouse in shop class

Lol same here. I made a mean jewelry box too.
Mar 10, 2011 4:17pm
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Thread Bomber

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Mar 10, 2011 4:19 PM
I blew a nut on the bathroom mirror once. It looked just like Betty White, white hair and all. this of course lead to another masterpeice.....
Mar 10, 2011 4:19pm
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

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Mar 10, 2011 4:24 PM
Thread Bomber;706639 wrote:I blew a nut on the bathroom mirror once. It looked just like Betty White, white hair and all. this of course lead to another masterpeice.....

Gross. But lol'd.
Mar 10, 2011 4:24pm
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se-alum

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Mar 10, 2011 4:40 PM
I made a lopsided coffee mug out of clay in Art class when I was a senior in HS.
Mar 10, 2011 4:40pm
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gorocks99

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Mar 10, 2011 5:21 PM
I made a bitchin BLT the other day. It was chill.
Mar 10, 2011 5:21pm
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Pup

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Mar 10, 2011 7:10 PM
Block O ceramic bong in art class
Mar 10, 2011 7:10pm
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enigmaax

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Mar 10, 2011 7:25 PM
A pirate ship. With a few boards, 4 barrels, 16 nails, and a recliner. It was called the Fuck Hinn. And approximately an hour after we set sail, we realized that pirates should stick to stealing ships instead of trying to build them. We were able to save the beer and the radio. The skull-piggy-bank-bow-ornament (full of loot), unfortunately is someone's treasure to find at the bottom of the mighty Muskingum River.
Mar 10, 2011 7:25pm
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THE4RINGZ

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Mar 10, 2011 7:29 PM
An apartment complex.

Probably unfair for me to participate in this discussion.
Mar 10, 2011 7:29pm
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Mar 10, 2011 8:00 PM
Pup;706791 wrote:Block O ceramic bong in art class
We have a winner.... I like it......................
Mar 10, 2011 8:00pm
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Pup

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Mar 11, 2011 9:57 PM
adog;706847 wrote:We have a winner.... I like it......................
I had some great times with that piece. My best friend is a Meatchicken fan and refused to partake if it was to be used

RIP Block O
Mar 11, 2011 9:57pm
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sonofsam

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Mar 11, 2011 10:43 PM
I made a mess in the toilet about 20 minutes ago... the girlfriend yelled at me because I left the poop stains for her to clean.
Mar 11, 2011 10:43pm
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O-Trap

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Mar 11, 2011 10:47 PM
A business.
Mar 11, 2011 10:47pm
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Speedofsand

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Mar 11, 2011 11:24 PM
When I was 13 my brother moved out and I got my own room. I was given wood kits for a dresser, desk, night stand, and 4 drawer chest. I put them together, sanded, and finished them. They are 30 year old solid wood furniture pieces now in my house.
Mar 11, 2011 11:24pm
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killdeer

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Mar 12, 2011 1:34 AM
grape arbor...eight vines, all the cable and cemented the posts.

landscaped the entire yard

developed 1/2 acre wild grass preserve area for the wildlife.

mowed everything else down to Masters standard low turf.
Mar 12, 2011 1:34am
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ernest_t_bass

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Mar 12, 2011 7:15 AM
I've built a few houses.
Mar 12, 2011 7:15am