Absolutely incredible. A hand built fully functional miniature V12 engine, machined from stainless steel, aluminum, and bronze. I wonder how much it would cost to get one made to put on my desktop.

Man spends 12 years building fully functional scale model Ferrari. Incredible work. Outstanding skill. Astounding effort.

How Ink Is Made

This guy is serious about his ink. I love that.

Why Shop Class Is Still Relevant

“Why would today’s wired kids need to know how to work with their hands? The answer is that they still need the inspiration and understanding that results from turning something digital into something real… even the most sophisticated design software can’t substitute for an appreciation of how materials truly behave in a finished product.”

I can’t quite remember if I’ve shared this here before, but even if you’ve seen it, it’s worth another watch.

Sean Walling, owner of Soulcraft, builds top notch custom steel bicycle frames. This short film documents Sean’s fabrication methods.

A series of four videos that document the process of making of a Japanese Katana, from smelting to polishing. The amount of skill, effort & dedication demonstrated by the craftsmen in this videos is as impressive as the finished product.

“Now at ninety-one years old, being in semi-retirement, Maurice comes in a few days each week, driving down from North Finchley in the early hours to work from four or five, until eight or nine in the morning, whenever he fancies exercising his remarkable talent at wood turning.”

Read about Maurice Franklin, a master craftsman who still uses the trade that he has spent the last 78 years practicing. Would that we could all be able to find a skill and apply it so effectively and with such longevity.