Mow me, trim me, or get the hell out of my way.

August 17, 2023 12:19 PM

Follow along as Jason Hibbs of Bourbon Moth Woodworking turns his riding lawnmower into a tank.
posted by bondcliff (9 comments total)

"I just started cutting stuff up" lol. Pretty good result from just winging it!
posted by mpark at 2:55 PM on August 17, 2023 [1 favorite]

Either he builds simple woodworking projects I could approach, or he deceives me into thinking I know what I'm doing. Either way, it's a fine channel.
posted by How much is that froggie in the window at 11:57 PM on August 17, 2023

The football eye-black is a nice touch. Although I have to say, speaking as someone who mows 10 acres a week on a zero-turn, that was some pretty sloppy mowing even accounting for the reduced visibility.
posted by ob1quixote at 6:01 AM on August 18, 2023

That was a lot of fun.
posted by doctornemo at 6:50 AM on August 18, 2023

Turned out very differently than this DIY tank story.
posted by doctornemo at 6:51 AM on August 18, 2023

the first thing I thought of was whether he considered all the extra weight he was loading onto to the mower. And at about 3:20 he answered that:

"I didn't take any considerations into anything at any point in this build. I literally just started screwing things to my lawnmower."

Awesome! I'm all in. Seriously, this fun and kind of charming, not at all the overly serious DIY builder stuff we often see.
posted by martin q blank at 7:00 AM on August 18, 2023

TIL the verb ‘rattlecanned’.
An excellent word.
posted by MtDewd at 7:25 AM on August 18, 2023

Jason Hibbs is quite a character (in the best possible way) and an accomplished Carpenter. I subscribe to both his Youtube channel and podcast and use them both for much-needed levity at the end of a work week.
posted by Barticus at 8:01 AM on August 18, 2023

Jason is, unfortunately, a YouTube shill now. I used to be a fan, until I saw this:
posted by WorkshopGuyPNW at 10:22 PM on August 18, 2023