I can’t talk about me without first introducing you to my Dad. His name was Larry — a farm boy from northwest Iowa who was a hometown basketball hero in high school. He grew up to be a high school shop teacher, a carpenter, a cabinetmaker, a farmer, a business owner, a father of five, and my best friend. The best thing he ever did in his life was marry Mom. He never let his lack of knowing how to do something prevent him from doing that something; he would learn what he could and then he would just figure it out. That was one of the most important things he ever taught me: learn what you can, figure out the rest.

So back to the question — who am I?

I was a central Iowa farm boy and high school nerd that grew up to be a carpenter, a cabinetmaker, an electrical engineer, and a father of one. The best thing I’ve ever done in my life was marry my wife.

My name is Mark, and I like to make things. My intention with this collection of eclectic musings is to capture some of the projects I’m working on as a way for me to document details that I can refer back to when I’m trying to remember what I’ve done. Whether it be woodworking, metalworking, networking, computer hardware, gadgetry, or tackling some home improvement project, I’m not really anyone special, and you probably shouldn’t take what I say here as gospel. But if you are reading this I do hope you find something useful, because what I write about is most likely stuff I couldn’t easily find elsewhere.

Welcome to Wayward Labs.

PS. Thanks, Dad.