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Sequential Glass – Steampunk Resource
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I am often asked where I acquire the materials I use in my work. The answer isn’t really simple as they come from a multitude of sources like our town dump, dumpster diving, craigslist, roadside trash pick-up, as well as gifts from friends and family. But there is one
Gentleman’s Emporium
I never expected that I would get into the ‘dress-up’ side of Steampunk. Really, never. But when I was asked to intro Abney Park on the main stage at Maker Faire this year I knew that I was not going to stand up in front of those folk wearing
The California Steampunk Convention
I’ve been booked for the first ever California Steampunk Convention in Sunnyvale, California – October 31 through November 2! I’m not sure exactly what I’ll be doing but there is sufficient time to put together a really bitch’n presentation and/or demo! I’ll also be participating in a discussion panel
USS Salem Steampunk Command Phone
My friend David dropped me a note a couple of days ago along with this photo of a telephone aboard a WW II era warship. The phone is absolutely gorgeous! I particularly like the the anchor and rope motif in the brass escutcheon. David goes on to write:
Datamancer’s Brass LCD on eBay
My good friend Rich Nagy built this beautiful brass widescreen monitor and has put it on eBay! This is a one-of-a-kind 22" widescreen LCD built by Richard Nagy aka "Datamancer" of www.datamancer.net. This display was built to compliment the brass keyboards I build and sell on my site (keyboard
H.M.S Chronabelle Presents: The Adventures of Captain Mouse
There has been a lot of talk lately about ‘Steampunk ‘sub-culture’ and to be quite honest, I don’t really know what Steampunk sub-culture will turn out to be. I do hope that at its core will be people getting together and making things. I also hope that it turns
Steampunk Clock Wedding Gift
Every now and again, here at the Steampunk Workshop, we get email that totally makes our day. Sometimes its simply a note from someone who has discovered Steampunk for the first time – or more precisely discovered that there was, in fact, a name for this thing that has
My Ride
Meredith’s post on the Handcar Regatta reminded me that some of you might be interested in my daily ride. This is a TourEasy recumbent bike from Easyracers and it’s how I got to work this morning. You see, I was an avid cyclists right up until the age of
Dump Finds: Rayo Lamp, Typewriter
As of late last year we were banned from pulling items for our town dump’s metal and wood recycling bins. The stated reason was ‘public safety’ but it was fairly clear from the expressions on the faces of a few of our town’s selectmen during the discussion that the
A Tale of Two Sundays
The past two Sundays were very different Sundays. A few weeks ago Sharon Steel of the Boston Phoenix came out to The Workshop to interview me. The interview went really well, Sharon was thoughtful and really interested in my particular take on Steampunk and the broader Steampunk community. We