The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (1917) is awarded mainly to civilians and service personnel for public service or other distinctions and has a military and a civil division. Ranks in the Order are Knight or Dame Grand Cross (GBE), Knight or Dame Commander (KBE or DBE), Commander (CBE), Officer (OBE) and Member (MBE).
If I'm not mistaken, private individuals can be nominated for Knighthood to this order, and your decade of contributions to the advancement of the art of making due with otherwise horrible tools is certainly a service to the crown and humanity.
From the British Embassy website:
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (1917) is awarded mainly to civilians and service personnel for public service or other distinctions and has a military and a civil division. Ranks in the Order are Knight or Dame Grand Cross (GBE), Knight or Dame Commander (KBE or DBE), Commander (CBE), Officer (OBE) and Member (MBE).
If I'm not mistaken, private individuals can be nominated for Knighthood to this order, and your decade of contributions to the advancement of the art of making due with otherwise horrible tools is certainly a service to the crown and humanity.