The fastest bike in the world.

Phase two of my bike re-sexification. The derailleurs, front brake, reflectors, and all other unnecessary bits have been removed and I finally got to put on my Wood handlebars from Ken Carroll. The stem is from what was my sisters bike when she was a very very small child, a bit of a frankenstein job. All I need to do now is get my wheel in the mail so I can lace up my Craigslist hub and put the 19t cog on there (right now I am running 14t in the back and I am simply not man enough to do so). (more…)

Custom Built Wine Rack

For Christmas, I decided to build a Wine Rack from scratch for my good friend Josh Hepworth‘s parents, who have always welcomed me into their lives. I looked at a lot of racks online for inspiration and eventually decided on this simple and elegant solution. It is made from Red Oak, purchased at my local Homies. The full “article” has more pictures and a simple plans so you too can do as I have done! (more…)

Clarendon Type Specimen Books

A series of two type specimen books for the typeface Clarendon. The content is written by me and the covers are made from Cocobolo and Bloodwood samples I bought online, joined, and laser etched.

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Wood Handle Bars (.com)

I must apologize for the extremely inconsistent blogging; I cannot promise I will ever level out. I have been working on a website re-design for Ken Carroll, craftsman of beautiful wooden handlebars for bicycles and here is a bit of a teaser for the redesign, which should go live sometime soon. I will write more about the site and project once it goes online.

For now, let me know what you think about the typography overlaid on top of the photograph. I did it by hand, inspired by some fantastic analog typographers and calligraphers I found online over the weekend.

“Talk” Typographic Sculpture

Combining my love for type and my love for wood, the word “talk” in a pixel-based font I designed myself, constructed completely of two inch sections of square dowels.
Wood; 5″ x 2″ x 16″

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Biography

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