Wooden Circles for Your Automata Projects So Many Circles! Circles are found in dozens of mechanisms including cams, eccentrics, cranks, pin wheels, collars, followers, and flywheels. Circles may also serve as the foundation for gear blanks, pulleys, or animated parts of an automaton. But how can you obtain this vital shape in wood? The caterpillar […]
Archives for 2010
Night 34 – The Auto Stir by Ron Fuller
Ron Fuller (a.k.a. The Village Toymaker) always makes a few ‘Stocking Fullers’ each Christmas. This AutoStirrer is one of our favourites. “Be one up on your office pals, see the look on their faces when you take this out of your pocket and AUTOSTIR your coffee”. It makes the ideal gift for a coffee or […]
Night 33 – Man’s Best Friend by Sophie Naylor
Automata Maker and illustrator Sophie Naylor takes inspiration from British culture, historical inventions, gadgetry, contraptions, and nostalgic eras. She likes to depict ‘Britishness’ in an eccentric, quirky, humorous context. This limited edition piece, Man’s Best Friend, is was available to buy from Sophie. H: 20cm W:17.5cm D: 10.5cm Sophie has also created a wonderful marble-run […]
Night 32 – Karakuri Models by Keisuke Saka
Karakuri: How to Make Mechanical Paper Models That Move by Keisuke Saka is now available. Keisuke Saka is one of Japan’s most honoured paper engineers. His beautiful designs are thoughtful with only a few moving parts, yet producing elegant movement. This book makes a great gift. It includes these two; ‘Teeter Totter’ (an adorable robot […]
Night 31 – Love is Blind by Keith Newstead
This evening we have a new piece by Keith Newstead, a re-working of the classic piece, ‘Love is Blind’. This lovely cut brass Cupid has a removable blindfold, and has strewn his arrows around hoping for the right target. The perfect Valentines gift . Available to order now for delivery in January 2011. Height 22cm […]