In a hole in the ground...
"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." ... that's how the famous story begins, and here's where my story starts, too.
Hi, my name's David, and over the next couple of years I'm going to be building my own underground house here in the Japanese countryside, inspired by the fantasy home of Bilbo Baggins in J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit". Please join me in this DIY adventure and follow along with my progress videos!!
Latest Blogs:
Signposts! Combining old school with hi-tech upgrades
Here's Katie in a thumbnail for you! You're welcome :)
I'm making some signposts this week, using old-school wood carving methods with some 3D-printed upgrades. (日本語の字幕もあります) ...
Test-driving the HOBBIT CART: Wagon DIY build part 2!
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
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!
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!
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 ...
