Possum Lodge: The lodge from The Red Green Show. A handyman (or woman’s) paradise where if it ain’t broke, you’re not trying and duct tape fixes everything.

Skunk Works: A pseudonym for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Program. Originally a nickname based on the “Skonk Oil Factory” from Lil’ Abner, the Skunk Works is the [unofficial] name of Lockheed’s research and development arm. The Skunk Works has been responsible for numerous technical innovations, especially pertaining to aeronautics.

What’s the Possum Lodge Skunk Works?

This community is dedicated to the best examples of DIY engineering. To the handyman (or handywoman) in all of us. Maybe you’re proud of your creation or maybe you’re serving up a cautionary tale. Whether mechanical, electrical, or architectural, if you’ve built something to make your life easier, or just because you could, no matter if it belongs in the Skunk Works hall of fame or in an episode of the Red Green Show, we want to see it.

Rules

• Posts must be about a DIY project that is intended to serve a meaningful utility function. Posts asking for advice on a project are also allowed.
• DIY projects posted must be your own or credit must be given to the creator.
• Must represent a genuine attempt at success. This is not diWHY.
• Be excellent to each other. If you’ve never made a glaring mistake and felt like a complete idiot afterwards, this is probably not the place for you.
• No spam.