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Test-driving the HOBBIT CART: Wagon DIY build part 2!

2024-07-03 by David


The DIY hobbit cart gets completed (using 80-year old antique wagon wheels!), and I take Katie for a first test-drive! (日本語の字幕もあります)

Original music composed by Jay Underwood (jay.underwood.7577 at gmail.com) - thanks, Jay!





Making a HOBBIT CART from 2x4s

2024-06-21 by David


Fun rainy season project, as I build a life-size hobbit wagon (Gandalf's cart?!) from scratch, using 80-year old antique wagon wheels! (日本語の字幕もあります)

Original music composed by Jay Underwood - thanks, Jay!





FIRE!! Burning the hobbit land clear!

2024-06-06 by David


The last part of the bamboo is cut down and cleared from the land, and now it's time to burn everything off with FIRE!  (日本語の字幕もあります)





Clearing the hobbit land, and a new BRIDGE!

2024-05-29 by David


It's time to gear up and start cutting down the bamboo forest on the land, just enough to see everything! Plus a new bridge arrives to connect the land and the road for the first time ever!  日本語の字幕あります





Measuring slopes for the hobbit houses

2024-05-22 by David


We're measuring the slope on the land today, to put it all into a computer model of the build.... and hopefully work out exactly at what height the foundations for the hobbit houses need to be set!  日本語の字幕あります





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Latest Blogs:

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  • Tunnel corridors #2 and #3 go up at the hobbit house! | Ep69
  • Japanese carpentry corridors to connect the hobbit house domes! | Ep68
  • My dome houses are already CRACKING!?! Ep67
  • I put the first doors in my HOBBIT HOUSE!! | Ep66
  • What?! Why SQUARE windows for a hobbit hole?! | Ep65
  • Connecting the HOBBIT domes with Japanese carpentry corridors! | Ep64
  • Starting the HOBBIT house tunnel corridors! | Ep63
  • Waterproofing the first HOBBIT house dome! | Ep62
  • Shouting at rocks & other HOBBIT gardening! | Ep61
  • A tour of my HOBBIT HOUSE!! | Ep60
  • Concrete for Frodo's dome... in TORRENTIAL RAIN!! | Ep59
  • Building Frodo's hobbit house - the 4th and final dome! | Ep58
  • Hobbit house gets CORRIDOR TUNNEL bases! | Ep57
  • Another 2 DOME HOUSES get their concrete floors! | Ep56
  • First concrete floor for our HOBBIT HOUSE dome! | Ep55
  • Prepping for the first concrete floor in the hobbit house | Ep54
  • Now we have THREE hobbit house domes! Ep.53
  • How to build an EPS foam dome by hand in 4 hours! Ep52
  • Pouring concrete for the last hobbit house base - Sam's Dome! ep51
  • Starting the 4th and FINAL hobbit house dome base! ep50
  • Pouring the concrete ring for Pippin's Hobbit House... & SECOND BREAKFAST!! ep49
  • Work starts on dome #3.... Pippin's Dome!! ep48
  • Pipes go in.... FINALLY!! And we get SNOW at the hobbit land! Ep47
  • I made a 3D MAP table! Ep46
  • Pipes vs rocks!! Laying in the hobbit house wastewater pipes Ep45
  • The Journey So Far - 1 year of hobbit house building in 10 minutes!
  • Finishing the base for Frodo's dome at my hobbit house in Japan! Ep44
  • Pouring a concrete ring base for Frodo's hobbit house dome! Ep43
  • My plans for the hobbit house bedroom interiors! Ep42
  • Work starts on dome #2.... Frodo's Dome!! Ep 41
  • Foaming gaps in the foam dome, earthquakes & injuries! Ep40
  • We built a FOAM DOME hobbit house in just 4 hours!! Ep39
  • Finishing the circle base for my HOBBIT HOUSE's foam dome! Ep38
  • Can we pour a GIANT concrete ring for the first HOBBIT HOUSE? Ep37
  • Halloween Party 2025!
  • Forging the first ring! Hobbit house build Ep36
  • One Ring (foundation!) to Rule Them All!! Ep35
  • Prepping the foam domes for assembly! Ep34
  • 10 weeks waiting for power for the hobbit land! (Ep33)
  • Moving the first dome house up to the hobbit land! Ep32
  • Even MORE signs for the hobbit houses! Ep31
  • 4 Foundation Rings for 4 Hobbit Houses! Ep30
  • It's a BIG DAY for the hobbit house project! Ep29
  • Getting ready for the foundations next week! Ep28
  • Making a visitor car park for Hobbit wagons (& cars)! Ep27
  • Hobbit land is finally FLAT & ready for building! (Ep26)
  • Smashing rocks with an even BIGGER digger on the hobbit land! (Ep25)
  • The hobbit land has turned into a bit of a NIGHTMARE!
  • And the Japanese government says.....