For this post, I thought I was going to explore steam bending wood, but in doing my research, I totally got distracted by stone inlay in wood. (Bending wood will happen sometime, I promise!) I have seen where woodworking artists used crushed turquoise to fill in gaps in turned bowls, tables and jewelry to great … Continue reading 122: Stone Inlay
Cutting leather was one of the first projects we did on the laser, way back in Week 3: Leather Cuffs. While there really isn't much new to say about the cutting and processing of the leather, I thought it would be fun to use some of the properties of leather (flexibility!) to make unique, laser … Continue reading 119: Leather Twist Earrings Tutorial
Full disclosure, guys - I did not expect this week's experiment to work. I figured in the worst case, it would satisfy a curiosity, and I'd get to eat hand cut homemade crackers with dip. Ryan, on the other hand, didn't know why I was questioning it, and thought cutting cracker dough with a laser would … Continue reading 118: Crackers
I've always been curious about enameling, but I wasn't ready to buy lots of equipment for something I wasn't sure I'd do regularly. I understood the basics of enameling - powdered glass is fired to its melting point, and it adheres to the metal beneath. Designs can be drawn on (well, the powder can be … Continue reading 114: Enamel Stencils
