‘ISloyd’ – 21st century craft practice
Window Ice Scraper to Reduce – Reuse – Recycle I am interested in reducing my footprint on the planet. Every day, I have a choice …
Design Opportunity
Letting your mistakes lead you to new ideas “Design Opportunities” often guide my work. “Design opportunity” is a technical term when your mistakes, accidents, or …
Stash Box
Secure Hiding Place I am an old dad. When my twins were born, a co-worker, who had two young children, told me it just keeps …
Hand Carved Letter
Hand Carved Letter – Introduction to working with Chisel & Mallet I was laying out, carving, and cleaning up a letter form with just a …
“MAKING” Ornaments
Holiday kits for JOYful kids As Christmas time approaches, our two laser cutters in the Thayer Machine Shop get very busy, not with engineering projects …
Moroccan Wooden Motorcycle
I am a woodworker in a machine shop, I sometimes feel like a fish out of water. My first week on the job, I was …
Carved Wooden Bowls
Teaching carving is fun because it is intuitive and full of surprises. The rules are simple and easy to follow, and everyone usually leaves with …
Essential Tool: The Ruler
There are many ways to measure things in our world. To measure length, width or thickness, a rule is one of most simple yet essential …
The Way of Rick
Since 1970, when I bought my first Toyota Hilux, every time I purchase a new truck, I design and build a rack to carry my …
