If you were to create a speaker enclosure, conventional wisdom would have you starting with medium density fiberboard (MDF), or, possibly, some other wood product. Ryan Sweeney, however, decided instead to use a thick glass cylinder for each speaker, mounting them with cut bamboo. The idea for this came to him while he was working […]
Riding a bike and a love of the outdoors and nature go hand-in-hand. Why not combine the two by actually making your bike out of wood? Although it’s hard to avoid using some rubber and metal in your design, even a wooden accessory or set of frame parts will definitely make people look twice! Bamboo […]
Green, attractive, and functional, bamboo bicycles are an accessible project
In this episode of DiResta, Jimmy builds a puzzle box from wood, trying first with oak but settling on bamboo.
Michele Pacey found some old bamboo stakes in a garage-clean-out, and decided to turn them into this colorful wind chime. I love the hand-painted details! Michele shares a tutorial for painting and building this chime on her blog, Michele Made Me. The project is part of a monthly collaboration called Point of View, where groups […]
I am totally in awe of The Press, an amazing printing press creation by Oakland, CA, wood artist Shawn HibmaCronan. Made from steel, bamboo, oak, cork, and rope, Shawn built almost every aspect of The Press himself.
Jez over at sammynotebook.com is in the midst of cramming a Samsung N110 into a custom bamboo and aluminum case with promising effect. Add a decent screen with capacitive touch and you’d have a decent machine.
