Wood

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Channel Islands Wood Biscuit Is My Dream Ride

4:00PM December 31, 2011 | Brent Rose

When awesome technologies intersect the sum can be even greater than the parts. Such is the case with the Channel Islands Wood Biscuit, a cutting-edge board design crossed with old-school materials. It’s beautiful, it’s functional and I need it. More »

Cameras

Wooden Skin Makes This The Most Beautiful Camera I’ve Ever Seen

4:00AM October 25, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Why can’t every single digital camera be encased in gorgeous walnut and cherry wood? Probably because it’d be outrageously expensive. Luckily, for those with the means, these custom Japanese Fujifilm X100 coverings are stunning. High tech meets… trees. More »

Software

Watch This Wood-Milling Simulator Carve Whatever You Want

1:57AM October 6, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

There’s a new CncSimulator in the works, and by the looks of this preview video, it’s a pretty impressive piece of software for hobbyists, or anyone who’s ever laid hands on a CNC milling machine or taken shop class. More »

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This Bench Is Part See-Saw, Part Slinky

12:00PM September 30, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

This fun and flexible furniture is called a polymorphic bench and it has a unique mechanical design that will change shape when someone sits down on it. More »

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That’s No Rubber Band Gun. This Is A Rubber Band Gun.

12:00PM August 29, 2011 | Jack Loftus

The nice man explaining the in’s and out’s of this slingshot cannon looks and sounds exactly like he did the other day when I was imagining what slingshot cannon aficionados might look and sound like. This is not an insult. More »

Gadgets

Headphone Cord Clutter Meets Its Beautifully Elegant Match

3:00AM August 22, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Arriving in Walnut, Wenge, Odom or Japanese oak, these Tumoni headphone cord organisers will be most appreciated by the import market lovers amongst us, but for me and the rest they’re wonderfully elegant eye candy. [Book of Joe]

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Whittling Is Definitely An Artform In Maskull Lasserre’s Case

2:00AM July 28, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Canadian Maskull Lasserre’s woodwork is miles from the kind of whittling woodwork that takes place down in Alabama in a rickety old rocking chair. For one, each piece is incredibly intricate, and extremely macabre, with skulls popping out of furniture and axe handles carved into skeletons. More »

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Build Your Next House Out Of Reclaimed, Boeing Factory Lumber

5:20AM June 22, 2011 | Adrian Covert

An old Boeing factory in Seattle is being cleared out to make room for a strip mall (or something to that effect, I’m sure). But what’s noteworthy is that the factory lumber is being salvaged to build homes with. More »

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This ‘All Wood’ Bicycle Can Go Pretty Fast

7:20AM April 28, 2011 | Casey Chan

The SplinterBike, as its called, is a bicycle that’s made completely from wood. Others have done similar ‘all wood’ bicycles before but this one is supposed to be the fastest – it can hit 50km/h. More »

Entertainment

Sony’s Bare Bones XDR-S16DBP Radio A Nod To Simpler Times

7:00AM April 3, 2011 | Jack Loftus

The speaker on Sony’s XDR-S16DBP won’t blow your hair back or anything, but its retro styling might look at home on a bookshelf or in the garage next to that perpetual work-in-progress you and your kid tinker with every weekend. More »