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- Woodturning
- Tealight HoldersHas there ever been a better analogy for life, love or craftsmanship than the common tealight holder? Of course not. And I could go on and on about them, but instead, I want to inspire you to make your own tealight holders. Unlike most candle holders, tealight holders can come in many shapes and sizes, and you can find inspiration for them virtually anywhere – you can make simple ones for beginners’ craft projects and give away for Christmas, or go all out and create a Back to the Future themed DeLorean tealight holder. Which I will put on my list, too, because you can never have enough ideas. In this category, you can find all the tealight holders I have made, inspired by all manner of things and techniques. If you are new to that magical world populated by tealight holders, I recommend you start with this video about the various ways to make a tealight-sized hole.
- Magic WandsAlmost everywhere that magic is performed, you can find magic wands in one form, shape or size or another. From the “old man’s stick” design to the sleek, more nimble wands common at certain wizarding schools, the need to channel your own magic using a pointy device seems to be commonplace. Magic aside, wandmaking has many advantages. Wands are easy projects to make, can serve as skillbuilders to hone techniques or practice new ones, and even let you try out completely new and possibly weird ideas. In addition, wands do not take up much space and, even better, make cool gifts! I make no guarantees that the wands I am making will actually work. I imagine that if they did, I would not be writing this. Instead, I would conjur up a shaving golem to be my personal assistant and do these things for me. And yes, before you ask, I am writing this myself. Wand more? Then go ahead and check out the variety of magic wands that I have made, and let me know which you like best! And then head into your shop, make one yourself and send me pictures!
- Inspired by…Inspiration can come in many shapes and forms. Sometimes you have a problem that needs solving. Sometimes you see something quite unrelated and get inspired. And sometimes you find something in a game, a movie or a book that you want to make, one way or another. This is where you will find these projects. Keep an eye out for things like these. You do not need to actually make them, but they are a great source for new ideas and new ways to go about things. The idea here, though, is not to copy something verbatim so to speak, but to let inspiration guide you and take artistic license or detours whenever they present themselves. If the end result looks like the original, then that is probably a good thing. If you can manage to make it awesome in some way, then even better. And if you do, do not forget to take a picture and send it to me!
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Be Inspired

Welcome and Be Inspired!

Here you can find all my projects and much more for your inspiration!

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Most recent Inspiration

The Time has Come! A Teaser…

What is this about? No idea, but maybe time will tell. Or I will… Enjoy, and remember to be Inspired!

8-bit World Domination – Purple is Smoking, too!

If you are old enough to have enjoyed computer games before they looked real with graphics that rival the thing next to your screen that your parents call a window,…

Demons and Tealights – A Halloween Tale

I had a visitor in my shop! This is not a project, but my Halloween video that I am sure you will find entertaining. My video editing and equipment is not…

Most recent Podcast Episodes

Mental Cold – In the Spire, Episode 10

The Auditor – In the Spire 09

Professional – In the Spire 08

Random Projects

Origin of the Rauhnächte & The Devil’s Tealight Holder

This is the first video in a series about the Rauhnächte, those nights “between years”, i.e. around new year. Where I live, these nights were said to have special properties.…

Winged Tealight Holder without Lathe

Someone recently challanged Carl Jacobson to make a winged tealight holder. It was kind of an open challange as far as I understood it, so how could I resist? Enjoy, and…

Monolith Remotes

Monolith Remotes (Part 1)

I have a long-standing fascination with “artifacts”, that is cool props from movies or TV that I would like to own. Some are plain cool, others resonate with me in…

Random Weird Stuff

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Proton-proof Exhaust Grate – Star Wars Day 2015

To celebrate the inofficial Star Wars holiday, May 4th, I made this eshaust grate, a vent cover that has been requested to be made proton-proof – although I might be…

2×4 contest – Tooby and I

Hopefully my last installment of the time-honed tradition of 2×4 contest trash talk, I am hashing out some artistic differences with my fellow 2×4, Tooby. I hope this will be…

Yet another Lawnmowing Video…

There has been a new trend in the woodworking community, with guys like Matthias Wandel, David Picciuto and Jimmy DiResta mowing their lawns – and sharing the experience on YouTube.…

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Find my 3D-prints!

I have designed a number of items for you to print and enjoy. You can download them on:

Thingiverse – Prusaprinters – Cults3D