Soda Can Stove
Last night, I made a soda can stove. Melissa has been reading about various people’s methods of cooking for the Pacific Crest Trail. We talked about the soda can stove, and I decided to make one. It’s...
View ArticleProject Shopping Cart (American Dream)
So, a friend and I were talking about what we might do as an art project at Burning Man or Critical Massive. And we thought about the theme this year. The American Dream. And then we talked some about...
View ArticleMaking tools for photography: Ring Light
So, because I’m a fan of doing things myself, and building stuff, I took inspiration from Strobist’s article on making lighting tools from what one can find at the big box hardware stores. I...
View ArticleHand-held Shoot-through Flash Gun
So, I went to Norwescon, and I ended up attaching an umbrella to a Vivatar 285HV with rubber-bands, and holding it to get off-camera light that cast nice, soft light for portraits on the go. I was...
View ArticleOf Bronze and Metal, Casting and Community
I’ve been messing around a little with casting metal for a while. When I was a kid, I would make molds out of cuttlefish bones, and cast lead into them. I did this in my room, often without the...
View ArticleMore Casting
So today I decided to do another pendant. And it went well. I’m happy with my progress, like I’m gaining skill (like I want.) Metal flows through the mold Flowing swiftly ’til it turns cold Shapes...
View ArticleOf the Crafting of Brown Barbazu Ale
I use the name Studious Dwarf as my brewing name. And I do this because I feel like it does a fine job of capturing my thoughts and persona as it relates to brewing: A brewer should be attentive to...
View ArticleAether Sight (Part 1 – Goggle Inset Build)
So it’s coming up on Halloween. One of my favorite holidays, and that of many other people, too. This year, I’m helping out my wife with her costume by making her some goggles that employ SMD LEDs to...
View ArticleBuilding the Air Kraken Trike
*** More pictures are here *** Last year, around this time, I started building the Air Kraken Trike. It’s a project I was inspired to create from the scenes of great big things like it at Burning Man....
View ArticlePuerco Pibil, so good
This weekend I got a hankering to make one of my favorite dishes, Puerco Pibil. It’s a delicious slow roasted pork dish from the Yucatan Peninsula. It features tangy flavors, and moderate heat from...
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