Bowden Brigham / Personal blog
Real projects, built by hand.
I like projects where an idea has to prove itself in the real world. Most of my work starts with a problem in front of me, a pile of materials or parts, and the patience to keep adjusting until the build actually works.
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Service and engineering
Growing Green.
I have spent more than 120 hours with Growing Green and serve as the lead engineer, helping turn sustainability ideas into practical projects through planning, building, testing, and problem solving.
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Building RWS Academy.
I am also working on a new business called RWS Academy. It is an early-stage project, so a lot of the work right now is figuring out how to turn the idea into something organized and useful. It feels similar to my builds because it takes planning, problem solving, communication, and a lot of small improvements.
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2025-2026Workshop34 photosBringing a 1971 Chevy Blazer back to life
The process of bringing a 1971 Chevy Blazer back to life after it had not run for 10 years: testing, tearing it down, solving problems as they came up, 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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2026Workshop17 photosRebuilding a Skyrunner from frame to wiring
A mechanical rebuild focused on diagnosing the engine, cleaning up the electrical system, and working through each problem until the machine was ready to come back together.
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2026Workspace5 photosBuilding a Relay command center
A software and hardware setup built around connecting devices, testing commands, and creating a small command center for working across screens.
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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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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 are the kind of work I want this blog to show: starting with something unfinished, figuring out the next step, and staying with the problem long enough to make something useful.