#wood

A crank-driven automaton made from wood that endlessly types "I hope this email finds you well" on a laptop

“We received about 60 text messages from people complaining about the stacking in the program,” said Lars Mytting, whose best-selling book “Solid Wood: All About Chopping, Drying and Stacking Wood — and the Soul of Wood-Burning” inspired the broadcast. “Fifty percent complained that the bark was facing up, and the rest complained that the bark was facing down.”

“We received about 60 text messages from people complaining about the stacking in the program,” said Lars Mytting, whose best-selling book “Solid Wood: All About Chopping, Drying and Stacking Wood — and the Soul of Wood-Burning” inspired the broadcast. “Fifty percent complained that the bark was facing up, and the rest complained that the bark was facing down.”

"did some experiments last night: wood + saline + high voltage supply + variac = fractal burn patterns. tried different kinds of wood with various effects. unfortunately my recollection of which types of wood are displayed are spotty. will update later. stay tuned for photos of my fractal wood burning coat rack."

"Are you walking a fine line between being a tech weenie and a tree hugger? Thank goodness we found you! This wooden USB Memory Strap with built-in flash memory lets you combine both of your loves."

"All told it cost me about $80 for enough material to make ~160 wood-backed cards and 600 additional paper only cards (not counting the cost of ink)."