The ability to turn what would normally be scrap material is one of my favorite things about the lathe. I’ve been gluing up small blanks of plywood with a slight slant, and then seeing what I get. So far I like the results, there might be something here.
Been fooling around with a linear motion prototype. The metal lathe makes life easy some times. Unfortunately, I had to kill a couple of c-clamps for the cause.
Trying to get my chops back on the metal lathe. Simple turnings, facing, parting, drilling, and tapping.
Some turned walnut enclosures for a friend. There is a lot going on inside of these.
I just refinished an old cherry lamp I made my friend Corban a while back. The wax finish really deteriorated, but it came right back with a little TLC. What really surprised me was the light and dark parts of the grain changed dramatically over the years.
The lamp 7 years ago.
Matt Richardson and I worked together on a project called Duality for Intel and Mashable. Mashable paired creators, equipped them with Intel-powered devices and gave them 16 days to build something special. We created an internet-connected change dish.
The dish can alert users with a subtle signal that you can program with a reminder for when you’re on the way out the door or just coming home.
It was a quick deadline, but a great project to work on. Thanks Matt, Lauren, Tony, and the rest of the film crew.
For more info, click here. If you share it out, please do so with the hashtag #Duality.
I fabricated the Dancer Pepper Mill prototype for Frank Benson. It was made from a material called colorply that I loved working with.
Complex has a great write up of it:
“The Dancer Salt and Pepper mills are made of an imported composite wood which was used to create the bar for Café Dancer in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The mouthwatering red, white, and green caprese salad colors intrinsic to the material will enliven any table with a festive and puzzling air while providing freshly ground seasoning for every meal.”
Maker Videos: Ben Light from Apartment Therapy Media on Vimeo.
The amazing people at Apartment Therapy were kind enough to make a video about my work. They made me look much better than I actually am.
Thanks Rebecca and Sara.
I was invited to speak earlier this month at Apartment Therapy’s Design Evenings. Here is the footage. Thanks Maxwell and Ashley, I had a blast.
