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Flame-painting Metal

Flame-painting Metal

Watch as a talented craftsperson turns a metal disc into a beautiful work of art by applying heat from a torch. The control it must take to create such a precise pattern is extraordinary. We’re not sure who created this piece, but it looks a lot like the work of Skip and Racheal​ Mathews, who use the technique on copper.

Making Traditional Japanese Wood Masks

Making Traditional Japanese Wood Masks

Masks have been part of Japanese culture for more than a thousand years. Process X takes us inside, Womokage, a small company that makes these detailed masks the traditional way. Skilled artisans use chisels to carve facial features from a solid block of wood, then hand-apply a coating and paint pigments to bring out details.

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Daliland (Trailer)

Daliland (Trailer)

This fictionalized biopic follows the later years in the life of artist Salvador Dalí (Ben Kingsley). The story is told from the perspective of a young assistant hired to help Dalí prepare for an upcoming exhibition – while Dalí’s marriage to his wife, Gala crumbles. From director Mary Harron (American Psycho).

Making an Ice Cream Scoop with Sprinkles + Resin

Making an Ice Cream Scoop with Sprinkles + Resin

Maker Peter Brown once made a handle for an ice cream scoop out of moldable thermoplastic, but it didn’t last. So he decided to retrofit his brass scoop with something more appropriate. He took a big batch of colorful sprinkles, submerged them in resin, then turned the block on a lathe to form the handle.

Object Interaction Macro Photography

Object Interaction Macro Photography

We’re always amazed by macro zoom photography. This satisfying montage from YT Object gets us close up with all kinds of objects interacting, including a hot soldering iron tinning copper wire, a blueberry being sliced in half by a string, and a light bulb filament glowing as electricity is applied.

Metal Dragon Model

Metal Dragon Model

Magnetic Games walks us through the painstaking process of assembling a 2030-piece metal model that comes together to form an awe-inspiring dragon. It’s not for beginners and takes 20+ hours to put together, but the result is worth the effort. You can buy the kit from EngineDIY.

Carving a 12-Foot Alligator Sculpture

Carving a 12-Foot Alligator Sculpture

The TPC Louisiana golf course is home to numerous alligators. Among them is a three-legged beast nicknamed “Tripod.” Blake McFarland was commissioned by Zurich to immortalize the big guy. Like some of his other sculptures, he carved Tripod’s body from foam, cast a fiberglass shell, and covered it with recycled tires.

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Paint Swatch Pixel Art

Paint Swatch Pixel Art

Artist Sunday Nobody creates art inspired by memes. He created this amazing 16-foot-tall pixel art portrait of Bob Ross using 7104 paint swatches collected by his followers. Now that he’s dismantled the piece, he’s selling fragments of the work in batches of eight framed swatches with a map to their original location.

How a Mechanical Watch Works

How a Mechanical Watch Works

If you’ve ever looked through the case back of a mechanical watch, you know they can be incredibly complicated inside. Jake from Animagraffs created this detailed 3D animation which shows how all of those intricate gears, axles, springs, and dials work together to accurately tell time without batteries or electronics.

Hypnotic Rainbow

Hypnotic Rainbow

Stressed out? Put on your headphones, press play on this video, and expand it to full screen. Project JDM created this digital music box that plays notes as its dots bounce back and forth along rainbow-colored arcs. As the hypnotic visual patterns evolve, so do the soothing sounds, panning from ear to ear.

Making Copper Mugs from Scratch

Making Copper Mugs from Scratch

Moscow mules are served in a copper mug for a reason. Not only does copper look awesome, it helps keep cold drinks cool. Not content with storebought mugs, Robinson Foundry decided to make his own. In this video, he shows how he made a pair of beautiful mugs using ceramic molds he created from 3D-printed forms.

How Early Movie Special Effects Work

How Early Movie Special Effects Work

Today, movie studios have powerful computers dedicated to creating visual effects. But in the early days of motion pictures, special effects had to be created practically, in-camera, or via editing. Film Riot looks back at classics like Metropolis and The Wizard of Oz to see how they pulled off their memorable illusions.

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Build Your Dreams: A Stop-Motion Animated Short

Build Your Dreams: A Stop-Motion Animated Short

Omozoc is known for their creative stop-motion animations. Their latest clip plays with the idea that everyday objects come to life and play while the humans are sleeping. It’s actually a commercial for Chinese automaker BYD, but you’d never know it until the logo appears at the end.

Topographic Engraved Worry Coin

Topographic Engraved Worry Coin
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This concave metal coin from MetonBoss feels good in the hand and is a great place to focus nervous energy. It’s made from aerospace-grade aluminum and engraved with a detailed topographic map pattern. Available in 1″ dia x 0.15″ thick and 2.15″ dia x 0.35″ thick versions. Personalization is also available.

Machining an Aluminum Isogrid Skateboard

Machining an Aluminum Isogrid Skateboard

An isogrid is a kind of metal structure that uses hollowed-out triangles to provide strength while reducing weight. Barry from Titans of CNC Machining used the technique to create a truly awesome skateboard. He started by plotting a design in SolidWorks, then used a CNC mill to carve the board from a block of aluminum.

Koala Tools Ring Rulers

Koala Tools Ring Rulers
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These unique curved rulers have a decided advantage over using a compass to draw circles. They have markings that let you measure the diameter of a circle, as well as arc length, allowing you to draw precise circles and curves with a single tool. Sold in 1″ to 3.5″, 3″ to 6″, and combo packs.

Creating Vintage Machine-made Marbles

Creating Vintage Machine-made Marbles

We’ve seen how cheap mass-produced marbles are made. Now let’s take a look at a small West Virginia factory that combines machinery with glass art to create its unique marbles. Stephen Bahr captured this delightful behind-the-scenes look at Dave’s Appalachian Swirls as it creates a batch of its prized custom marbles.

Making The Most Complicated Cutting Board

Making The Most Complicated Cutting Board

Broinwood is known for making intricate cutting boards with a combination of technology and craftsmanship. His most complex design yet features more than 1700 elements. His process involves CNC cutting the butcher block and inverted pieces, gluing and hammering them in place, then milling away the excess wood.

Ironside Yggdrasil PC

Ironside Yggdrasil PC
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Ironside’s unique, limited-edition PC features a stained glass side panel decorated with Yggdrasil, a sacred tree from Norse mythology that was said to support the universe with its roots. LED backlighting brings the colorful scene to life. On the front, you’ll find a Celtic hammer medallion, and inside choose from four different levels of PC performance.

Aircraft Window Bar Shelf

Aircraft Window Bar Shelf
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Handcrafted by a Boeing long-haul pilot and an aircraft metal worker, this unique wall shelf is based on the dimensions of a 777 jumbo jet. The 44″ wide shelf has three portals for storing and showing off your barware or other small objects. It’s made from laser-cut aluminum with real rivets and upcycled pallet wood.

Wormhole Coffee Table

Wormhole Coffee Table

Olivier Gomis created this impressive piece of furniture – a table that looks like it has a wormhole that connects two points of space and time. He built the table from rough walnut planks he cut into sticks and glued into grids. He then assembled them into rough shapes, turned the rounded pieces, then assembled and finished them.

Paint Flinging Robot

Paint Flinging Robot

We’ve seen an engineer build a robot that can paint giant wall murals. JBV Creative’s robotic painter is decidedly less precise in its approach to creating art, though its abstract paint splatters could still land its entirely randomized works in a modern art museum.

Long Time No See CD Player

Long Time No See CD Player
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Dust off your CD collection and enjoy the early days of digital music once more. NINM Lab’s portable CD player can transmit audio to modern headsets and speakers via Bluetooth. Its clear cover lets you watch discs spin, while the snap-on cover adds a pair of speakers. It’s also got a magnetic back for sticking it to metal surfaces.

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