the white oval ring was store-bought, but we made the rest and hung everything today. the client roughly photoshopped a picture of the house to show how she wanted it and we made it.
we had previously built the handrails and built the mock post on the house to match the existing one holding up the roof over the porch. today we cut the lower posts to the client’s specified height and placed the caps he bought on top. so now everything is ready for the painter.
these are the same people we built the long, white living room cabinet for.
What am I working on? I have been working on unique versions of ambiguous illusions, which change shape depending on the viewing angle (or when compared to its mirror image).
Staffs are done (cartoon images for reference). Now I’m afraid to check if there are store-bought versions available that would have saved me a whole lot of time.
One of my kids is dressing as a parrot for Halloween, which of course means that he needs a little pirate for his shoulder. @Brainspore saw a demonstration of some free animatronic modeling and programming software at a recent maker fair and told me about it just in time. (It’s called Bottango if anyone is interested in trying it ) We crammed 5 cheap servos into a Ken doll that I found at a yard sale and now we’re all set.
Ain’t it great? It’s an old partner’s desk, that has been in a barn for who knows how long, and was "come get this piece of crap or it goes to the landfill. Well, the price was right, so it’s ours now. I started to peel finish off and found that it is hardwood, mostly poplar, with a really pretty mahogany veneer. Also discovered a brass manufacturer badge that I’ve never heard of and can’t find any info on:
I just finished my own costume, which is the closest I’ve ever come to just going as a ghost by cutting two holes in a bedsheet. Not my most ambitious costume, but it works
I’ve been doing a amateur resto on a dresser that someone painted. I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the quality underneath. The top looks like bird’s-eye maple.
Kids changed their minds about the Port-a-Hooty at the last minute, so I had to whip this thing up last night. I didn’t have time to do a proper papier-mâché job or anything but at least it will be dark.
It’s an old partner’s desk, that has been in a barn for who knows how long, and was "come get this piece of crap or it goes to the landfill. Well, the price was right, so it’s ours now. I started to peel finish off and found that it is hardwood, mostly poplar, with a really pretty mahogany veneer. Also discovered a brass manufacturer badge that I’ve never heard of and can’t find any info on:
