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Battlestar Galactica Dog Tags
Last Halloween, Loren’s wife wanted to go to a costume party as military cast from Battlestar Galactica (the newer one). So we decided to surprise her with a little artifact to fill out the costume, by...
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Copper knife
This is a 100% copper knife, the first knife we have actually forged. Forging left the blade a cool looking red and black. Then we made the guard and handles. After grinding, the whole thing was shiny...
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Cat Tags
Patrick Rothfuss has a book out called The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle. Loren and I obtained copies and love the story. In the story, a name tag is made for a cat by stamping “MM” into...
View ArticleWorldbuilders 2012 is Coming…
Hi y’all! We’ve been dying to write up a couple of the things we did this summer, but they’re still secret. We can say that we are proud to be sponsors of Worldbuilders 2012. We donated a couple of...
View ArticleWelcome, Worldbuilders Visitors…
Hi all, We like envisioning the worlds that authors create in their novels. Pat Rothfuss has mentioned that it’s impossible and pointless to mention every single detail in the character’s lives – the...
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Copper Ring
The theme of Esoteric Garage this year seems to be speculative items from Kvothe’s world, with emphasis on copper. So we also made some copper rings. Do they fit into the story? It doesn’t really...
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Copper Dice
Copper dice designed and manufactured in a manner consistent with technology available in Kvothe’s world. They are made from a 1/2″ x 1/2″ rod of 99.9% pure copper. After cutting, all surfaces were...
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Copper Knife
From the Worldbuilder’s auction: There’s just something about copper. Some people say it resists sympathy. Some people say it’s a good block against malfeasance. Still others insist it’s powerful...
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Lady’s Knife
Last time I read The Name of the Wind, I realized I wanted to make a knife like Denna’s. It’s described in Chapter Seventy-Three, “Pegs”: “She reached deep into her pocket and brought out a long,...
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Kiridashi
For a little blast from the past, here is a set of marking knives I made for a friend who is a woodworker. They are chisel-ground, so they mark flush with the edge of the knife – I understand this...
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Brass Hammers
Here are a couple of brass hammers – one with a brass handle, the other with a stainless steel hammer. They were made from square brass stock – I milled a hole for the handle and drove the handle in....
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And my axe…
Peter Brett’s Warded Man is really good. Really dark, almost horror, and really good. In the books, weapons with wards painted on them have magical powers. So, I made one for Worldbuilders 2013-14! I...
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