Daniel Bennett.

Woodworker · Game maker · Developer

I build things people play with, and tools people work with.

I design and build original concept wooden yard games in my shop. I also make games you can play in your browser, plus websites and programs for everyday workers like truck drivers and air balance technicians.

A surfboard-shaped wooden pong game with three holes and an engraved tiki and hibiscus design, standing on folding legs in a sunlit backyard
Original conceptSurfboard-shaped pong board with folding legs and a full-deck tiki design.
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Original concept wooden yard games

Every game starts as my own idea: the shape, the play, and the artwork. Then I work it out in wood.

A woodworking bench with planed maple and walnut boards, a hand plane, wood shavings, and a board carved with a wave pattern

Games you won't find in a big-box store

My pong boards are shaped like surfboards and waves instead of plain rectangles. Each one has graduated target holes along the centerline, folding legs so it packs down for the trip, and decorative artwork covering the whole deck.

They're played with ping-pong balls, so it's a laid-back game you can set up on the grass, the sand, or the patio.

  • Tiki Pong
  • Surf Pong
  • Wave Pong
  • Beach Pong
  • Blackout Wave Pong
  • Yeti Pong
Gourdneck Valley Woodworking LLC logo

Gourdneck Valley Woodworking LLCDesigned and built in Arkansas.

Designed from scratch

Shapes, proportions, and artwork are original, not copies of a standard board.

Built to travel

Folding legs fold the game down for the truck bed, the beach, or the tailgate.

Made to be looked at

Engraved, full-deck themes make the board a centerpiece, not just equipment.

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Websites and programs for everyday workers

Practical tools for people who do real work in the field, built to answer the questions they face on the job.

Axle Balance app showing a truck diagram with steer, drive, and trailer scale weight inputs

For truck drivers

Axle Balance

Get your axle weights right without guessing. Enter your scale ticket weights and Axle Balance estimates how far to slide your tandems.

  • Quick Balance from steer, drive, and trailer weights
  • Learns your trailer from your re-weigh tickets
  • Load planner and state-by-state slider rules
  • Load board you can share with your fleet manager
axlebalance.com
BalanceTechPro dashboard showing airflow measurements, outlets in tolerance, a supply air worksheet, and a system map

For air balance professionals

BalanceTechPro

A field app for HVAC testing, adjusting, and balancing techs. It keeps the job organized from the first airflow reading to the final report.

  • Airflow worksheets with design vs. measured CFM
  • System maps and duct traverse tools
  • Shared company jobs for the whole crew
  • Draft reports ready to review and export
balancetechpro.com
Whether it's cut from a board or written in code, I build it because somebody's going to use it.