the BEE pendant

The BEE sitting on top of a washer just for the picture.

This is a pendant I made for a birthday gift. It is constructed from waterjet cut 1/8" aluminum and laser cut pressed felt made from recycled bottles. I was originally trying to put wings on it, but it think it looks better and kind of abstract without it.

POV camera strap mount

This is a strap mount for small POV cameras designed to be used on the leg or arm. It also seems to work well when strapped to the waist.

Strap mount.

The mount is made from waterjet cut stainless steel and is then folded. Although the fold did not follow my perforations, it still works well. If I make another one in the future, I'd probably remove the perforation to save on cut time.

Mounted to my calf.

One-inch nylon web straps can be used to attach the mount to the leg or arm. The mount has the ability to hold a camera at different angles to allow for some interesting views.

Forward-looking while boarding.

Here, I have the camera mounted to my calf--mimicking how I'd use it when snowboarding.

business card: update

Update on the business cards. This time I cut out two different shapes. One that has the opening on the side and one that has the opening on the bottom.

Prototype 2 and 3. The one with the opener on the side didn't work quite right.

It works--but with some difficulty.

The one with the opening on the bottom was a little difficult to use, but it worked. The angle that you had to hold it in order to open a bottle wasn't stable and caused beer to splash on my desk.

I wanted to keep the flat shape square so that it wouldn't get lost in a stack of other business cards. I'd also like to avoid making it any bigger, so I'm going to try moving the opening to the folded side. Stay tuned!

business card: prototype

Here is my work-in-progress business card. The idea was to have a card that was useful in order to separate it amongst piles of other business cards.

First prototype business card.

My info will be on one side of the flat piece. It can then be folded with the info on the inside. The idea behind this was that people wouldn't want use this if there was another person's name and info on it; but once they used it to open a bottle, they would be able to look and remember who gave it to them. I also plan on having my email address near the edge so that it's only slightly visible.

On a key ring.

Once folded, it can be attached to a key ring with a key in between the folds. This way it won't look like its adding bulk to your key chain.

Water jet cut from a sheet of 316L stainless steel.

Unfortunately, the opening shape wasn't quite right, so it's back to the drawing board. The original plan was to have it powder-coated and laser-etched, but I have concerns on how the powder coat will look once folded. Plus, the look of raw metal has its appeal too.