About The Maker Lab

Stormy Sailors Maker Lab is an independent maker studio based in Edmonton, Alberta. We turn useful ideas into software, tools and small-batch products, developing each project from an early sketch through testing and refinement.

Founded by Dennis “Captain Stormy” Cox, a Canadian Navy veteran, the Maker Lab brings practical problem-solving and creative experimentation together.

What We Make

Projects range from QR tools and software to workshop systems, creative experiments and small-batch goods. The equipment changes; the curiosity tends to stick around.

A Maker Lab is more than a workshop. It is a place to test an idea, learn what works, and make something useful from it. Sometimes the result is a line of code. Sometimes it is a new tool, a better process, or a product made by hand.

Built on a Naval Foundation

Years of service in the Royal Canadian Navy shaped the way we approach a project:

• Think ahead and stay organized.
• Solve problems calmly.
• Adapt when conditions change.
• Take responsibility for the result.
• Leave things better than you found them.

Our Philosophy

Think Like a Captain. Play Like a Pirate.

Plan carefully, own what you build, and stay open to a better way of doing things.

Think it through, give it a try, and if it goes sideways, call it research.

Have a Look Around

Explore the projects, follow the work in the Ship’s Log, and see what’s taking shape. We’re glad you found us.