JETting to Japan
At long last, my placement is decided! Join me in my journey from the USA to JP at the beginning of my time on the JET program.
Printing Discs of Golfing
I recently played a game of disc golf with a friend of mine from out of town. I've only played maybe half a dozen games of the sport, but this time my friend gave me some pointers that made me stop and think. Contents: Some Basics In disc
Going in a New Direction
Up to this point, I haven't talked about my personal life on here very much. For the most part, I think it's because there hasn't been much to write home about. I've been working a demanding job in engineering, doing really fun
My First Maker Chip
Having been a Maker of Things for most of my life at this point, I have decided it is about time I made my own maker chip! "What's a 'Maker Chip'?" I hear you ask. It's simply a physical token, approximately the
Carving an Organic Ring in Titanium
Some call it 'Timascus', others, 'Mokuti'. About half-a-dozen other names for the technique probably exist, as well, to bewilder and beguile the buyer. At the end of the day, it's usually one form or another of a technique metallurgists call 'forge-welding', applied
My Brillant Panorama Camera
Giving an antique lens a second life with a novel 3D-printed film camera body.
Real Time LUT: Ideal for Infrared
Panasonic's Real-Time LUT technology enables usable IR photography SOOC with channel-swaps, hue-shifts, and more.
A Tritium-LuAG Lantern Ring
In my never-ending endeavor to bring light to jewelry through combining science with craftsmanship, I have resorted to the nuclear option. No, really.
Gallery: Costa Rica Trichrome
My best hyperspectral trichrome photos from Costa Rica (2024).
Fantastic Plastic: DIY Disposable Lens
Adapting disposable camera optics for digital camera bodies.
Gallery: Autumn in New Mexico on Expired Kodak Gold 200
Shooting film in 2024 is definitely one of the more expensive ways to take a picture, but it's a process I find meditative. I have taken to shooting expired film, not only because it's cheaper, but because the results are always surprising. Every expired roll is
A 'Lumascus' Ring Experiment
Detailed process of a lume-inlaid Damascus steel ring prototype.