Ivan’s Manufactory

Making pot stands today

My very first laser engraving for a pen. Thank you to the customer who trusted me to make this precious gift!

Custom monitor riser in the making. First time working with Ash Wood and the open grain is taking my breath away.

While waiting for my MDF and Plywood to arrive so that I can get back to making shop furniture, doing some custom on coasters for

What else should I engrave on my journey??

Came across another aspiration gun from the NIH. Instead of printing the shafts, decided to use acrylic to make it look more amazing from the distance. Thanks to for finding the file!

Making as gifts, custom made and

With the possibility of on the horizon, I’ve started to some for children who will have to wear masks for extended periods of time. Hopefully this helps them keep their masks on and focus on classes instead of the pain in their ears.

Using to be especially environmentally friendly.

Firing up the again to@make k***s to turn these bolts more easily.

I love how if I can’t buy it I can

Light at the End of the Tunnel

You can never see the end, only signs of it, and on your way there are always points at which you are given the opportunity to exit. The recurring questions of life: to sell or to HODL, to give up or persevere, to go with the flow or to fight the tides…

I know not where the road may lead,
I follow day by day;
Where it ends, I only know
I walk the King’s Highway

Goodbye 2021, and here we come 2022!

Finally got around to finishing this project. .err you were asking how it went - well here it is!

“Measure twice, cut once.”

First time trying a mitre joint without a positive stop… figured hand-cutting might be the way to go to finesse this piece in.