Tentacle ring. Sterling silver. Made using the lost wax method — via Etsy
This little octopus is handmade using polymer clay, resin, acrylic paints and a bowl from the garden shop. Size: bowl is 9 cm in diameter, octopus is about 5 cm tall octopus in not removable from the bowl — via Etsy
In this video Chris makes the suspension hardware that will support the pendulum. There’s a bit of everything in this one; lathe, mill and hand finishing work, as well as some heat bluing of the fasteners — via Youtube
Tired of missing parcels while creating manic machines or chilling in my underground bunker Colin Furze has made the CFDB 500c and it works a treat — via Youtube
Squid ring. The larger the ring size the longer the two shooter tentacles will be. Genuine ruby eyes. Sterling silver — via Etsy
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In this video Clickspring completes the pendulum assembly, and then has a quick look its behaviour with the help of a Microset timing machine — via Youtube
2016 marks 950 years since the Battle of Hastings in 1066. To mark this anniversary, join Archaeological Ironworker Hector Cole MBE as he forges a spearhead from the 1066 era — via Youtube
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Frank Howarth has wood turned a Death Star out of bamboo plywood. The build consists of making two segmented halves that seam together at the trench. Each half is made of 9 rings. Each ring has 13 segments. There is one extra ring to help the two halves overlap at the seam. The superlaser dish was turned separately. The hole in the Death Star and the profile of the dish were cut on the CNC router to allow to two to fit together — via Youtube
What a creation, it’s a unhinged flying bike/human blender but unbelievably it gets off the ground and actually flies. Unlearn what a plumber can do in a shed — via Youtube
When an animated film creator and science author join forces with a monster-sized robot quilting machine experimental embroidery emerges upon their blankets. Nina Paley and Pop Sci columnist Theodore Gray use their unique skills to create quilts that display the entire periodic table, for example, as well as a design that beautifully displays more than 100 digits of the transcendental number ? — via Cool Hunting
The knife looks as stained awfully, but in fact the stains are not so deep so it can be cleaned easy and it’s joyful sharpening — via Youtube
Tony Pederson and Niels Provos recycle history by turning antique wagon wheels into a heirloom blade. This video shows the whole process from preparing the wrought iron to the finished knife. First, the wagon tire is forged and prepared for melting in the crucible. A crucible steel bar is forged from the ingot and then turned into a powerful blade. Finally, everything is put together and you can marvel at the carbide grain structure of the blade — via Youtube
Mold3D TV’s featured designer Paul Braddock will cover how to Cold Cast your 3D Printed design — via Youtube
This is Jordan Reeves. And this is her boomstick.
Jordan attended Superhero Cyborgs, a program that invited children to design prosthetics. There she used Autodesk and 3d design software to design her own personal prosthetic hand. Jordan is not fooling around with any cosmetic limb. She’s built a war machine for her hand.
She calls it Project Unicorn. Jordan’s new hand shoots glitter at high speed through 5 smoothbore barrels that activate with the pull of a drawstring tightening around the balloon-filled chambers — via Youtube
Peter Brown presents to you 256 crayons melted into a large rainbow block turned on the wood lathe for your amusement. There is no glue or fasteners of any type, just a block of melted wax — via Youtube
It’s not necessarily a common event, but when you need to make a square hole, it can be difficult to get a precise result. One of the best methods to achieve a professional cut is to use a custom made broach, so in this video Clickspring goes through the process of making one from scratch — via Youtube
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