We have finished the walls on the sides, and the roof too is completely closed, now it needs to be covered. We’ve done most of the front and back walls too, but those have the top triangles that means we’ll have to shape very precisely a lot of purlins. Meanwhile I took the best purlins …
We had to make a portico too, it’s a temporary structure, because the final plan is to make it with bricks instead of wood, but if we didn’t make it now we’d lose the permission to build it at all, so the shed has been delayed a bit. Anyway, we’ve finished the portico’s structure, now …
Lately I haven’t had much time to work on my stuff, because we’re building a shed where we plan to move all the tools we have in the attic, that get all the space and make it difficult to work well. The shed is 4,5×4,5m in size, so being that big we’ve tried to find …
A couple years ago I decided to carve a sperm whale from wood I had lying around. I attached the jaw with a brass hinge because I wanted it to look like an old toy, but I wanted to give it some life, so I casted two half spheres in clear resin, and painted the …
Since I haven’t programmed in a while, in the last few days I decided to do a fast programming exercise: a generator that can make on the fly an endless 2D terrain. I created it in Unreal Engine, and made it with 3D models instead of the usual 2D ones, so it’s in so-called 2.5D. …
I’m very excited to bring you this new update to Burning Planets, because it’s been possible thanks to the support of a friend and volunteer! The rule book is now available in Russian too! The other updates and fixes are: Now planets and asteroids have an alternative version with space background, to match the colored …
Furnaces are usually tall, hollow cylinders, and mine doesn’t make an exception. This means that the last pair of tongs that we made, designed for pouring, won’t be able to take the crucible out of the furnace, for that, we’ll need specifically designed tongs. These new tongs will share most of their crafting process with …
For my current project I need tongs, and cheap light built ones are available on the internet, but I wanted them to be good for heavier crucibles too, and to spend even less. Plus it’s always a pleasure to get your own stuff from raw materials! As in my last project, I’ve kept it simple, …
Since I’m working on a longer project I’m posting this preview to show everyone that I’m not disappearing already, it always takes time to create stuff! This is the model for an Art Nouveau knife, the transparent plastic holds the place for the blade, that is important not only to get a clear idea of …
I needed to build a bevel jig to make knives’ blades, and for that, there is a pretty standard way to build that kind of jig. Alas, they’re always made completely out of metal, requiring quite some welding and threading, and I don’t have threading equipment, nor anything more accurate than an angle grinder for …