If you happen to be at DragonCon this weekend in Atlanta, be sure to stop by Brute Force Studio's booths, 309-311 and see one of my "Sojourner" model keyboards on display. This is the same model keyboard as the one…
For the removable lid on this Reliquary keyboard, the client wanted something interesting to put on his desk, rather than just setting the lid aside on a shelf somewhere. We kicked around a few ideas and eventually decided on building…
I recently built a Reliquary keyboard for an employee of Blizzard (creators of Starcraft and Wow) and he was nice enough to offer me a tour of the facilities. I also brought my friend Rahbi along because I know he's…
A romance author by the nom de plume, Ciar Cullen, recently released a steampunk-themed romance novel entitled "Steamside Chronicles". She says that she often needs to "see" her characters as she writes and will often grab a person or thing…
A little while back, I asked my friend, Jacob, if he would make me a crucible and some tongs for my metal casting setup. His Snap-On welder is far superior to my Home Depot Special (which claims that it can…
Here's some engraving I did recently on the LCD border for The Clacker PC I'm sure any "real" engraver would laugh at this method, but I think it's a great trick for the hobbyist to add some eye-candy to a…
Here's an interview I did a little while ago for the Copper Development Association that I never got around to publicizing all that much, so I thought I'd share it here. Jake vonSlatt and his etched Ada Lovelace Altoid tins…
Here's something I stumbled across the other day while setting up my Youtube membership. Camille Villagonza used one of my keyboards and monitors as the inspiration for a school midterm project in 3D Studio Max. Very cool! -~D~-
Don't you hate how tool companies change the design of the batteries on their cordless power tools every 2-3 years, forcing you to buy entirely new tools because they've discontinued your old batteries? Yeah me too. Instead of throwing away…
Hey everybody, Last week I had a film crew from Germany's ZDF/3sat network come to the house to film a segment for Neues, a popular tech show. They wanted a day-in-the-life-of sort of approach so I took them down to…
