Maker · Designer · Third-generation current
The family trade, rewired.
My grandfather founded Barkman Electric and built half of what was in the house, from the TV to a sound system nobody had invented yet. My dad carried it into computers and robots. I am the third: same name, same itch to build.
ESTABLISHED 19XX
RE-ESTABLISHED 2026
THREE GENERATIONS · ONE CURRENT
Established ~ Over 50 years ago · re-established 2026
01
An unbroken circuit
Three generations, one current. The tools changed - vacuum tubes, then transistors, then a robot named Roger - but the urge to take something apart and build it better never skipped a generation.
The Original
He built everything
Founded Barkman Electric and wired the town alongside his son. But the trade was only half of it - a WWII vet and relentless tinkerer, he built the family's first television, built their house with his own hands, and engineered a home theater sound system before that was a thing anyone had a name for.
He commissioned the original logo, too - and slipped a "Kilroy was here" into the meter box. A wink from a vet who liked the joke enough to make it permanent.
// grandfather - founder · maker · veteran
The Signal
He went digital
A Vietnam veteran who took up the trade as an electrician, then chased down every new technology he could find - early computers, ham radio, Atari, one of the first car phones, and a lifelong soft spot for robots. He drew cartoons, too. Never pursued it, but the artist was already in the family.
// dad - electrician · veteran · early adopter
The Third
I kept building
Third generation - and the third to carry the name. The art came from both sides: my dad's cartoons and my mom's painting and decorating. So I went pro as an artist and web developer instead of into the trade - but the tinkering never left. Now I'm finding my way back to those roots through robotics, electronics, and a rebuilt Omnibot named Roger.
// me - barkman electric labs
Build log
02
Watch the current move
Build videos, repair sessions, and workbench experiments from the Barkman Electric bench - robots, electronics, costumes, and the occasional stubborn mystery.
Open the build log →
BENCH: ACTIVE
FORMAT: POSTS + VIDEO
Project queue
03
What should spark next?
A running bench list of builds, repairs, experiments, and future trouble. Vote for the one you want to see move up the queue.
On the bench
Roger
The Omnibot 2000 restoration project to give to my dad.
Future idea
Magic Mailbox
A mailbox that receives letters from another universe.
Future idea
Spider-Noir Mask
Light-up goggles for a Spider-Noir mask.
The shop · one good thing at a time
04
Wear the old mark
BARKMAN ELECTRIC
First shop drop
Original Barkman Electric tee
A small run of shirts, stickers, and shop pieces carrying the old Barkman Electric mark. The first drop is being wired up now.
First drop soon Small batch · old mark · new current
Open the shop →