Made in Senegal
In Senegal, whole families of crafters find ingenious ways to use recycled materials. They utilize non-working computer parts, discarded electronics, and old soda cans to make guitars, sculptures and furniture.
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Calligraphic Motion Capture Rig
The organic flow and subtly of a master calligrapher’s hand has been captured by roboticist Seiichiro Katsura of Keio University with his Calligraphy robot. Going beyond typical motion capture methods, Seiichiro’s robot also captures applied pressure and other gestural information, allowing the device to render near-perfect replicas of recorded brush strokes with the system.
Tiny Yellow House- Shipping Container House/Surf Shack
In this episode of “Tiny Yellow House” Derek “Deek” Diedricksen ventures out to Seattle with Christopher Smith (from “Tiny: The Movie”) to check out a tiny shipping container house built by architect and carpenter Hartman Kable (www.HartmanKable.com).
DiResta: Skull Ring
Jimmy wants a ring that makes an impression. Jimmy gets out the wax, a hobby knife, and a Dremel tool and sets to work.
In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (“Dirty Money,” “Hammered,” “Against the Grain,” “Trash for Cash”) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy.
More details here: http://blog.makezine.com/2012/09/14/diresta-skull-ring/
DiResta: Stormtrooper Helmet
In this special Halloween episode of DiResta, Jimmy wields a slasher-worthy kitchen knife and goes all Norman Bates on a block of styro. When the carnage is over, he emerges with a sweet Star Wars stormtrooper helmet for Halloween. We suggest you might want to employ a slightly less murderous carving tool.
In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (“Dirty Money,” “Hammered,” “Against the Grain,” “Trash for Cash”) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy.
More info on the build here: http://wp.me/p22K2I-11TV
Tiny Yellow House Tours the Surf Shack Container House (Plus a Giveaway!)
In this episode of Tiny Yellow House, Derek “Deek” Diedricksen ventures out to Seattle, WA with Christopher Smith (from Tiny: The Movie) to check out a tiny shipping container house built by architect and carpenter Hartman Kable. And we’re giving away copies of Derek’s book!
Planetary Gear Light Switch Plate
It’s one of five such delightfully overcomplexified mechanical switchification contrivances by Lance and L. J. Nybye of Green Tree Jewelry.