I’ve enjoyed being creative as long as I can remember. Growing up, I enjoyed drawing and I spent countless hours at my drawing board. Nowadays, I spend my personal time finding creative projects to work on.
Below is a run-down of all of my projects and ventures.
Traditional WoodworkingI’m a self-taught woodworker that got started around 2005 when I built my first poker table using plans I found online (pre-YouTube) in my uncle’s garage (using his tools). This led to 14+ poker tables and dozens of other traditional woodworking projects for myself and others.
Scroll Saw Art, Wood Art & MoreIn the past few years, I have fallen in love with scroll saw art. What started as personal passion turned into a side hustle, Made By Jay Lane, where I make custom Bourbon barrel heads, wood art, signs and more. I do take custom commissions so feel free to reach out for a quote.
You can follow my project updates on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Video Gaming Dad BlogIn 2014, I started a blog to share about my experiences as a dad and husband. I had planned on expanding into podcasting and other things but never had the time for it. At it’s heyday I was posting multiple times per week but I haven’t posted anything for several years now. I leave it out there for nostalgia and hopes that I might get back to it some day.
New Father’s Guide BookMany years ago, I wanted to find a good gag gift to give a friend that was expecting the birth of his first child. I couldn’t find anything I liked in bookstores so I wrote my own book. It ended up being a really cool experience learning about self-publishing and I still have a few copies that I give out to new fathers.
Custom LEGO ProjectsAs a kid growing up in the 1980’s, I loved building with LEGO bricks. There wasn’t nearly the selection that there is now but it always captured my imagination. Now that I have kids, it’s something I can share with them. Over time, we’ve accumulated a ton of loose LEGO bricks in our house and I’ve used those loose bricks to build my own custom creations.
Adventures in Video GamingI grew up an avid video gamer and that’s still true today. Before my kids were born, I tried to parlay my love of video gaming into several business ventures. One was a local video gaming community (before social media) and the other was a retail locaton that hosted video game tournaments, leagues and more.