Alley Picked - Making Cool Stuff From Junk

I take a $10 flea market stained glass window and repair the broken glass. I also clean, cement, and repaint the wooden frame. This old window is transformed into a beautiful fully repaired window.

I make a home made weed killer that costs 1/10th the price of the popular store bought Roundup product. Does it work? Is it better than Roundup? Check out this amazing and surprising video. « Music by: Bensound » https://www.bensound.com/free-music-for-videos

I found this old bathtub faucet at a garage sale. It was under a table and not even marked for sale. The owner agreed to sell it to me for $10 and I agreed to make something cool out of it.

In this video, I take 3 old crates and turn them into one cool end table or night stand. I also review upcycled cookies.

Alley Picked on the road to an amazing small town in Arthur, IL with a population just over 2000. I visit a Mennonite Relief sale, Jerry Winters Fine Art Gallery, Yoders Kitchen Restaurant, Beachy's Bulk Foods and more!

A scrap piece of wood laying along the side of the road for years is transformed into a useful rustic coatrack.

Do repair shops overcharge for brake jobs? Do they charge you a premium on top of their purchase price for parts? Is it worth doing a brake job yourself? I'll attempt to answer these and other questions as I break down the charges on my recent estimate for Rear brake pads and rotors.

Did you know that it's super easy to make your own foaming hand soap? As little as 2 ingredients you already have around your house. If you save your old empty foaming container, you can make your own re-fills. Never buy hand soap or soap refills again.

Turn an old wood wine barrel lid and upcycle it into an amazing sign.

I wasn't sure exactly what I would find under the paint of this small night stand table. I paid $10 for it at an estate sale. Was it worth the many hours I spent refinishing it?

Make a top that spins for a looooooooong time! Made from a penny and scrap piece of wood. You can make one of these in less than an hour. You can make it simple or you can decorate it any way you want. A great simple project for kids and adults.

How many of these items can you identify. Some ols, some new, all are interesting. Many you have never seen before. Fun Antique and Tool test. Test your knowledge.

Does Minwax Pre-Stain Conditioner work? Is it better than not using any conditioner at all? Is it better than cheaper solutions like using paint thinner or mineral spirits.

I found this end table in the trash. There was not much left to it that was salvageable. After working some Alley Picked magic, the table is now better than new. Watch this amazing transformation.

Not your typical restoration video. Upcycling meets restoration to create a beautiful sitting bench. Made from an old vintage news paper stand for the Chicago Sun-Times. This was also an advertising piece for the Marlboro company.

My first attempt at carving letters and a symbol in a large piece of limestone. I'll show you the basic beginner steps to stone carving as I learned them. The results are simply spectacular.

Awesome oil can stool made from scraps and an oil can I picked up for $3. Pathway Home by Roa Music | https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this video, I review the Purivortex Air Purifier model V3. Watch until the end and see me perform a cool circus trick. https://purivortex.com/products/v3?variant=42629474910445 Here is the link to the replacement filters for V3: https://purivortex.com/products/replacement-filter-for-v3

Quikrete Vinyl patch is a good product to repair broken and chipped cement. There are many wrong ways to do this. Learn the right and wrong ways in order to get long lasting quality results for your repair.

In my first glass blowing class, I made a small circular sculpture. Watch this video if you want to see what it looks like in a hot shop glass studio. I explain the basic glass blowing processes as I learned from this introductory course.

One of the largest wood projects I have done. A 7 foot long wood slab coffee table. Repaired and restored and finished off with an epoxy resin finish. This stunning restoration is something to behold.

Glue together and clamp boards without using a traditional clamp. See this interesting, simple, and resourceful way to clamp together wood boards for your project.

Classic old vintage toys from the 1960's and 1970's. This video includes, "The Inventors, Checkers, Klackers, Gnip Gnop, skittle pool, and other reminders of toys from the past.

In this video, I will remove an existing pedestal sink and replace it with a vanity combo from Home Depot. The brand is Glacier Bay. This includes installing a new faucet in the sink. Simple and easy to follow step by step process.

Amazing Flower Box Restoration & Build Learn some helpful wood refinishing techniques. This is a simple box you can build / decorate it to your preference. The Inside dimensions for my box are 24 3/16" long x 8 1/4" wide Paint it, stain it, decorate it, whatever you like.