• Meet Dawn Hoof – The 1 thing on my bag that actually smiles back

    This is the Year of the Horse. I’ve always had a thing for horses, not in a sentimental way, but in the way you quietly respect something that is entirely, completely itself. A horse at full gallop isn’t performing for anyone. It’s just running, and the joy of it is written all over the body. That image stuck with me for a long time before I finally did something with it. Dawn Hoof started as a sketch I kept coming back to. Four legs fully stretched mid-sprint. A wide, open grin that takes up most of the face. Not a…

  • I’ve finished my first EDC tray design – It’s called DROP

    DROP is a project I’ve been quietly working on for almost a year. During that time, I shared the idea with a few close friends and went through more than 20 prototype iterations. At its core, DROP is an EDC tray—a place to put down everything you carry every day the moment you get home. Just drop it in. No arranging. No overthinking. No worrying about scratching the gear you actually care about. Structurally, DROP is made up of six parts. The main body consists of three plates that form the tray itself (two gray plates and one red plate).…

  • First test complete – A wooden BEAM STAND for flashlights

    I’ve just wrapped up the first proper test version of a wooden flashlight display stand I’ve been working on. This round was mainly about checking balance, viewing angle, and how it actually feels to use on a desk. For this test, I made the stand in two wood types: ash and walnut (the darker one). Each piece was cut from a solid wood block, then hand-carved and filed into shape. The curves took much longer than expected—especially the sanding—but it was necessary to get the form and surface right. The viewing angle was a key focus. I wanted the flashlight…

  • Stainless Steel Bezels for Elzetta – A small mod I made for fun

    I made these stainless steel bezels for my Elzetta flashlights quite a while ago, back when I was first getting into flashlight collecting. I’m only now getting around to sharing them properly. At the time, I was really drawn to the hammer-like toughness of the Cloud Defensive Duty DF-HO. That flashlight has a very purposeful, almost brutal feel, and I wanted to bring some of that character to my Elzetta lights. Design-wise, I also took inspiration from the clean curves of HDS flashlights, trying to balance strength with restraint. The bezels were CNC-machined from stainless steel—mainly 303, with some versions…