Category Tinker

Things I’ve manipulated or made.

Sewing a Fur Ruff for a Parka

I’ve been in Alaska for 11 years, but only this year bought a real winter parka. The office I work for moved to campus and I needed something warm for the long hike between the parking lot and my office.…

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An oil lamp made from an incandescent bulb

lighting, make, recycle, reuse

Light Bulb to Oil Lamp

The incandescent bulb has passed into the domain of old technology with the recent adoption of compact fluorescent bulbs by every day consumers. So what to do with those old bulbs? Inspired by Sergio Silva’s piece I set out to…

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