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Making Things From Old Skateboard Decks Turns Recycling Into Art
Video: Jerry McNamara’s Day By Day is a short documentary that focuses its lens on artist George Rocha of Iris Skateboards in San Francisco. Rocha takes stacks of old, unrideable skateboard decks, glues them together, grinds ’em up and then transforms them into functional objects like furniture, tables, tap handles and, yes, even “new” skateboards.
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This Video Clearly Shows That Robots Have Mastered Carpentry
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that robots are replacing everything. Your dog. Builders. Even athletes. If you’re employed in any sort of job that involves wood, well… I have some bad news.
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How To Give Wood The Ultimate Paper Cut
It’s like a Bizzaro World version of “Rock, Paper, Scissors” where the paper manages to beat everything and scissors are pissed.
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Watch A Bowl Get Carved From Wood Using Traditional Methods
Video: This is a really captivating look at how wooden objects are made in small villages across China. This video shows how residents of Shawo Village — a community with only 270 households — use foot-powered lathes to make their wooden bowls, utensils, tools and toys.