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Cars

Wooden You Like A Wooden Merc?

Gizmodo AU

In some ways, it must be nice being rich. You can afford luxury travel, holidays, and the little things that make life worth living — like this full-scale replica of a 1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing carved out of teakwood. What… what was that again?

March 27, 2012
Geek Out

Turn Your Favourite Google Map Into A Wooden Work Of Art

Maps can be beautiful things, that bring back memories, remind you of journeys, or just make you glad you live where you do. A company called Woodcut Maps now lets you preserve a Google Maps image in solid wood — and the results look gorgeous.

December 31, 2011
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Channel Islands Wood Biscuit Is My Dream Ride

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.

October 25, 2011
Cameras

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

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.

October 6, 2011
Software

Watch This Wood-Milling Simulator Carve Whatever You Want

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.

September 30, 2011
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This Bench Is Part See-Saw, Part Slinky

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.

August 29, 2011
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That’s No Rubber Band Gun. This Is A Rubber Band Gun.

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.

August 22, 2011
Gadgets

Headphone Cord Clutter Meets Its Beautifully Elegant Match

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]

July 28, 2011
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Whittling Is Definitely An Artform In Maskull Lasserre’s Case

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.

June 22, 2011
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Build Your Next House Out Of Reclaimed, Boeing Factory Lumber

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.

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