Platypus Builds

Platypus Builds Platypus Builds is the work of Jake Brown, a designer and craftsman of custom furniture and innovative comic art displays.

Hey hey everybody! My Solace floor lamp is published in this week’s issue of !! A big thanks to for sending in the pho...
04/27/2026

Hey hey everybody! My Solace floor lamp is published in this week’s issue of !! A big thanks to for sending in the photos, and Fine Woodworking Magazine for sponsoring the Northern Woods Exhibition!

Pentagonal compound angled pyramid. What an absolute bizarre exercise in geometry!
03/05/2026

Pentagonal compound angled pyramid. What an absolute bizarre exercise in geometry!

02/27/2026

Shoutout to Mrs. Brookshier in Geometry class! STEM is STELLAR

Design work for Northern Woods Exhibition 2026. So proud of this state. Art is resistance.
02/25/2026

Design work for Northern Woods Exhibition 2026. So proud of this state. Art is resistance.

It’s not often anything feels sketchy, but having to use the bottom bearing bit on this behemoth had me counting my digi...
02/13/2026

It’s not often anything feels sketchy, but having to use the bottom bearing bit on this behemoth had me counting my digits afterwards!

Visiting the this past weekend will probably end up being the highlight of my year. I am a massive Jack Kirby fan, and ...
02/04/2026

Visiting the this past weekend will probably end up being the highlight of my year. I am a massive Jack Kirby fan, and he influences my furniture design constantly. Furthermore, he is the closest person to a real life hero that I have ever heard of. The curation did just a fantastic job to interweave his incalculable impact on global pop culture, and his lifelong crusade against fascism and antisemitism. Seeing his army uniform next to a page from Captain America and a video of the N**i rally at Madison Square Gardens in 1939 was incredibly powerful. Thanks to for giving me such a deep appreciation of this brilliant artist. Long live King Kirby!

I’ve cooked up some recipe boxes for you to take home for the holidays! Be sure to come down to and check out their Gi...
12/06/2025

I’ve cooked up some recipe boxes for you to take home for the holidays! Be sure to come down to and check out their Gifts in the Gallery holiday sale! While you’re at it, be sure to see Plaid Tidings-the perfect Christmas comedy with a barbershop quartet. Set design, props design, and production managed by my better half did I mention she set up Gifts in the Gallery? Did I mention she’s the greatest? Now you know.

These flower inlays for recipe boxes are POPPIN! Be sure to check them out at Gifts in the Gallery!
12/03/2025

These flower inlays for recipe boxes are POPPIN! Be sure to check them out at Gifts in the Gallery!

Heirloom recipe box series continued! These have become an absolute treasure to make and use. I am closest to when we a...
11/16/2025

Heirloom recipe box series continued! These have become an absolute treasure to make and use. I am closest to when we are laughing in the kitchen cooking together. By keeping physical recipes on hand, we are able to stay more present and not refer to our phones. Poplar, curly maple, and yellow heart daisy. Crotchwood walnut lid. Spectacular spalted maple sides.

My family’s greatest legacy is our 30+ year tradition of making apple butter every fall. Deep in the heart of Appalachia...
11/02/2025

My family’s greatest legacy is our 30+ year tradition of making apple butter every fall. Deep in the heart of Appalachia (That’s pronounced app-uh-latch-uh for y’all not from here). It truly is my favorite day of the year filled with stories and music and apple butter so divine it’s next to godliness. I have grown to believe in magic from the love and craft we put our hearts into, and these days are brimming with magic. Happy Apple Butter Day!

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3307 Snelling Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
55406

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+15405255169

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