Bowden Brigham / Personal blog
Real projects, built by hand.
I like projects where ideas become something real. My work is rooted in mechanical problem solving, woodworking, construction, and the patience it takes to keep improving a build until it works the way it should.
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Selected work
Project index
A clean list of build stories. Each row opens a dedicated writeup with notes, outcomes, and the photo sequence from start to finish.
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2025-2026Workshop34 photosBringing a 1971 Chevy Blazer back to life
The process of bringing a 1971 Chevy back to life after it had not run for many years: a straight sequence of diagnostics, getting it started, tearing it down, and rebuilding it from the ground up once more.
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2025Build space13 photosDesigning and building a competition boat
I built and tested a boat out of thin plywood, epoxy resin, and thin trim. Eventually, after achieving the boat I needed, I took it out with some friends and won a school-wide competition.
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2024Finland4 photosBuilding a specialized dock in Finland
A dock built to fit the particular needs of the outdoor conditions, client, and realities of flowing water.
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2023-2025Maine7 photosMaking outdoor chairs in Maine completely by hand
Furniture built just for the client. Starting from a simple wood log, milled to perfection and crafted into a perfectly jointed and very comfortable chair.
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2023Maine4 photosConstructing a shed in Maine from foundation to finish
My first major construction project with a team of people building a shed from foundation to finish in one week. Weatherproof, perfectly square, and built for toughness.
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Approach
Build, test, adjust, finish.
These projects show the kind of work I want this blog to communicate: practical judgment, careful sequencing, and a willingness to stay with a problem until the result is useful, sturdy, and clean.