David Warther, son of the world’s renown master carver Ernest “Mooney” Warther, shows us how to carve (in 10 cuts!) the famous pliers they give away to all the visiting children to the Warther Museum.
Light up your next dinner party with a table that glows in the dark! You can find the complete step-by-step instructions at Instructables. Photoluminescent (glow) powder mixed with clear casting resin fills the naturally formed voids in this Pecky Cypress hardwood, creating a unique and stunning table. The glow powder charges up in sunlight…
Trev25 at Instructables.com has a great step-by-step guide for getting dents out of wood using an iron. Judging from the 100+ comments the life hack is a hit and really works! You can find a summary below. Be sure to check out the original post to read all the tips and feedback from the…
Vivian Chiu takes the chair archetype and places within it, chairs that are progressively smaller. Each chair has hand cut grooves on the inside edges of its seat frame as well as notches in the seat back. These grooves range from 1/2” wide to 1/8” wide. The mechanism works so that the pegs fit…
Bruno Walpoth is an Italian sculptor from Bressanone-Brixen in South Tyrol, Italy. The talented woodcarver was recognized early in life for his artistic talents, beginning a five-year apprenticeship to master carver Vicenzo Mussner at the age of 14. At 19, he began a six-year course of study with Hans Ladmer at the Akademie der…
One of the finest achievements of European furniture making, this cabinet is the most important product from Abraham (1711-1793) and David Roentgen’s (1743-1807) workshop. A writing cabinet crowned with a chiming clock, it features finely designed marquetry panels and elaborate mechanisms that allow for doors and drawers to be opened automatically at the touch…
In 2013, web-designer and software engineer Mat Brown ditched the mouse and keyboard to pursue his passion for art and design. Brown now focuses on making jewellery and other objects which are available through his Etsy store. The artist recently shared a DIY house project on his blog and reddit. Brown explains: “We were…
Photograph by TREY RATCLIFF Website | Flickr | Google+ | Facebook | Prints Embrace was a 72 ft wooden, cathedral-like sculpture of two human figures, “in celebration of all our relationships”. The site-specific artwork was created by the Pier Group for Burning Man 2014. It was the largest project to date for the Pier…
Product designer Hilla Shamia combined molten aluminum with wood to create a fascinating series of furniture where the molten metal not only seeps into the porous wood but also slightly chars the points of contact between the two materials. You can see more images and process shots of the project on Hilla’s official website.…
Nothing to see here, just an old grandfather clock covered in a white sheet. Not sure why this is on display at an art musem. Perhaps the clock was damaged and was covered up to prevent any further damage? Oh look a plaque. Maybe that will explain what I would…
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