52 WEEKS WITH 52 PROJECTS
"I think you picked the most ambitious first time trying to inlay project ever," wrote Jen, fairly certain that I'd bitten off more than I could chew. While I could already tell by then that l I was in for a lot of delicate work, I reassured her of my expert mastication and went back … Continue reading 22: Hylian Inlay
Editor's note: Hello all! So in the years since doing this original post on engraving bricks, we have tried to replicate the results with modern bricks, unsuccessfully. I'm starting to believe the Coffeyville bricks are the unicorn of bricks. It could be that the materials used were unique, or perhaps it was something in the … Continue reading 21: Laser Etched Bricks
It's the big 2-0! Jennifer worked on some leather a while back, but when our dear friend Brenn needed an elegant way to attach one of his new key fob to some spare keys, I volunteered to try my own hand at some fairly riveting work. It didn't take long to determine the leather to … Continue reading 20: Leather Key Fob Strap
"Well, that didn't work," ended my first foray into laser etching glass. I tried to create a design similar to the mesmerizing microscopic pattern found on the back of the Nexus 4 smartphone, this time on the glass back of a spare iPhone 4 that my nephew graciously donated for the cause. The resulting pattern was … Continue reading 19: Fire Flower Vase
