Most people with a great idea for an old engine, an heirloom, or a box of memorabilia never build it — not because the idea is bad, but because they don't have the skills, the tools, or the time. That gap is the whole business.
Every piece below started as somebody's object and an idea — some fully formed, some just a hunch. None of these were ever for sale; each was made for one person. Click any piece to see more angles, and other builds in the same vein. Yours will be different.
Every part of a vintage film camera, suspended on brass rods exactly where it sat inside the body.
The same idea laid flat and framed for the wall — every screw and gear pinned in place like a technical drawing.
A retired V8, cleaned up, glass-topped, and put back to work as a living room fixture.
Every component, mapped and labeled like an engineering diagram — works for any generation of phone.
Antique sewing machine heads, rebuilt into miniature cars and tractors — wheels, axles, and all.
A teaching skull, separated into its natural sections and mounted on a hand-built brass and walnut stand.
A neglected woodworking plane, stripped down, repaired, and refinished back into a daily-use tool.
A small vintage model-airplane engine, cleaned up and mounted with its propeller on a simple wood base.
A joiner's mallet, built from multiple hardwoods laminated and shaped by hand.
Have something else in mind entirely? Good — that's most of what comes through the door.
Different donor cameras, same idea — every part suspended in its original position.
The framed version works with just about any vintage camera brand.
Built to order around whatever engine you bring in — LS1, small block, doesn't matter.
Any generation works — shown here on an iPhone 4 and an iPhone 13.
Whatever brand of machine you bring — Singer, White Rotary, or something else entirely.
Before and after.
Five steps, whether you arrive with a fully sketched idea or just a box you can't bring yourself to throw out.
Photos, dimensions, or bring it by. Tell me the story if there is one — it usually shapes the piece.
Know exactly what you want, or just know you don't want to lose it. I'll propose directions if you need them.
A short conversation, sometimes a few sketches, until we land on something you're genuinely excited about.
A firm quote, an expected build timeline, and a deposit to get started.
Progress updates as it comes together, then delivery or pickup around DFW.
A relative's tools, camera, or instrument that's been sitting untouched for years.
An engine, or engine parts, from a car that mattered to someone.
Decades of memorabilia — a retirement, a promotion, thirty years at one company.
Something broken or obsolete that deserves better than the landfill.
If it's mechanical and it means something to you, ask. That's most of what comes through the door.
I'm Pierre — and like a lot of people, I like working with my hands. I'm an engineer by trade, and I've spent several decades turning ideas into real, physical objects. As a kid, I loved Legos. As an adult, I want the challenge of finding how to make it happen — to create the solution to something you can't buy in a store.
What I've built so far was inspired by other people's ideas, visions, and creations. Every piece is unique. I hope I can turn your vision into a conversation piece you'll cherish for years.
It varies by object and scope — a small teardown frame costs less than a full engine-block coffee table. Every project gets a firm, written quote after we talk through what you want, before any deposit or work begins.
Timeline depends on the object and the complexity of the design. You'll get an expected build timeline as part of the proposal, along with the quote, so there are no surprises.
Special Projects Co. is based in Colleyville, TX and serves the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex by appointment, with delivery or pickup arranged locally.
Cameras, engines and engine blocks, sewing machines, hand tools, phones, anatomical or scientific models, and other mechanical or heirloom objects. If it's mechanical and it means something to you, it's worth asking about.
No. Broken, retired, or incomplete objects are common starting points — many pieces begin as things that were headed for the trash.
No. Some clients arrive with an exact vision, others just know they don't want to lose the object. Concepts are shaped together in conversation before any proposal is written.
No form to fill out — just send what you have. I'll follow up to talk through what's possible, no obligation.
Colleyville, TX — serving Dallas–Fort Worth by appointment.