March 17th, 2008
On Friday, I showed you the ring above. I mentioned that it was made from rubber, fake sinew, and a steel rivet.
To begin making this ring, you need an old inner tube. I happened upon one in a dumpster a while back. You may remember me posting instructions for how to make a small journal [...]
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March 15th, 2008
I thought that I’d give you all a taste of the future of how-to posts for a bit of time. I recently posted about making a scrap leather ring–but, now, I’m going to show you how to make a couple of different rings with different scraps that you may or may not have around [...]
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March 15th, 2008
Those who know me well know that I have a weakness for blacksmithing and for handmade knives in particular.
I found a site the other day that deals blacksmithing and home knifemaking–and a particular post that deals with handmade knives: Old-Timer’s Knives. (The picture also comes from this post.) The main blog that this post is [...]
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March 13th, 2008
I found a new favorite place to ogle the latest in retail junk creation.
Eco-artware.com boasts a catalogue of what are easily labeled “junk creations.” Click here to see their site.
The above picture is a tote, featured on the Eco-artware.com site, is made from cleaned juice pouches. Talk about inventive! Not to mention that I might [...]
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March 12th, 2008
It seems to me that the issue at work in junk creation isn’t always about making something new. I know that I posted a bit about how junk creators need to make things last week (wow, it seems like it was a lot longer ago…) but what I am getting at this week is something [...]
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March 11th, 2008
While I don’t know if I’d ever build the type of chair I saw over at the Two Birds Fly Blog, I know I wouldn’t build it if I had even thought I’d need to move it. This picture came from a post aptly titled: “Recycled Stove Chair.”
There were no instructions posted with the pictures, [...]
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