Sat. Nov 1st, First Church of the Buzzard present The Boiler Bar!
SAT NOV 1 …8pm….Entry….$5-10
Cattail Candle Holder Sale
I started out my metalworking career designing and making furniture for my company Form & Reform. 20 plus years later I’m still selling those same timeless designs. I developed a method of forging pipe with a power hammer without crushing it and here is a wonderful example of simple, functional furniture by Me.
Cattail Candle Holder
9″x9″x61″
Made of thick pipe and a solid metal base, this hand forged Cattail Candleholder will last for generations.
$275
price includes shipping in USA
see in Napastyle’s catalog
Please contact me at:
Form & Reform 510 444 7007 or books@formandreform.com to place an order. I take visa, mastercard and cash.
More furniture I make
Boiler Bar In Austin TX for Maker Faire this weekend!
We will be there with the Bar and stage. Please come by and enjoy the show. Zolie has been practicing her new song, Deep in the Heart of Texas.
Tomato Trellis and Family
Zolie amazing Karydis with her Tomato crop
When I was Zolie’s age now my dad put in his first garden at our house in Boise Idaho. Tomatoes have always been grown in our Basque family and we have taken pride in them for generations. I remember us taking first place in the Idaho State fair in the mid 70’s for the biggest tomato! We were just shy of a world record! I recall it taking several jars for mom to can and it was as big as my sisters and I head. Over the years my dad worked out a system of supports for the huge plants we would grow that I still use today in the garden with Zolie. Well now he has improved it and he sent me his updated system and photos of the results (see link below)!
Escape From the Shipyard!
We had a wonderful time! Great food, creative backyard science and the Crew from Alabama!
Dinner was great, and Rich stopped by with the new signs for the car. Kyrsten did a great job designing them.
Look close, there is a ghost on board.
Escape From Berkeley
New Mini Boiler Bar!
At the opening night Party this Friday
Tacket built a wonderful new Bar to put the Volt Aged on. Come see us age whiskey 30 years in only seconds! Revel in our ability to change junks shape, and drink enough to believe our tales of science.
Race Kick-off and Vehicle Show Case October 10th, 2008, 8 to Midnight
Escape from Berkeley, Kick-off party and Vehicle Showcase, at the Shipyard Labs 1010 Murray Street in Berkeley, CA. Entry is a sliding scale five to fifteen, with all proceeds going to the race.
The night before the Escape from Berkeley rally commences come gawk and meet the Racers. Lay down your bets, who will win and who will be voted sexiest vehicle. Enjoy, Fired Scottish whiskey by Jon Sarriugarte, Orations and evocations by non-other than Dr. Hal and John Hell, and a surprise libation from Flash.
My friends who have spent way too much time in Berkeley have decided finally to get out, but not soon enough to be affected by the hippie vestages of left wing counter culture.
The year is 2020 A.D. . .
The City Berkeley is now a maximum security statist dystopia . . .
Cars are illegal . . .
Petroleum is a controlled substance . . .
Now, geeks and gearheads unite to . . .
Escape from Berkeley (by any non-petroleum means necessary)
October 10 – 13, 2008
“Escape from Berkeley” is a road rally of alternatively powered vehicles from Berkeley, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. Part engineering problem, part artistic opportunity, the rally challenges contestants to start their “engines” on something other than petroleum based fuel, and by any means necessary, cause their “vehicles” show up in Las Vegas three days later- using only fuels/power/motive force scavenged “for free” along the route.
DARPA had a Grand Challenge. . . the rednecks a Cannonball Run. . . and the hippies a bunch of WVO buses broken down on the side of the road. Now, NASA scientists and junkyard fabricators go head-to-head in a no holds barred battle of engineering prowess and creative excess. Hanging somewhat in the balance, are bragging rights for saving the world. That, and a grand prize of $5,000.
California Blacksmith Ass. Octoberfest this weekend
The first weekend in oct the CBA gets together at Fritz Hagist to camp, cook, drink and…. oh yea blacksmith. We call it Oktoberfest.
Lead Demonstrator ~ Frank Turley, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Frank Turley has taught blacksmithing for more than 30 years at his school. Some of the biggest names in blacksmithing have studied under his tutelage. He will demonstrate Hispanic Gothic “claraboya” and a Mexican “aldaba” among other things, and will bring copies of the book he co-wrote on colonial Spanish blacksmithing. www.turleyforge.com
Workshop Demonstrator ~ Dan Romo, Oakland, California
Dan romo’s specialty is applying patinas to the work of other metal smiths. He uses cold and hot chemicals with a clear paste wax finish. He will be demonstrating his techniques and provide opportunities for us to try them out. www.studioromo.com
CBA Education Workshop ~ Mark Aspery, Springville, California
Welded collar & tools & math (as on Level III grill). Forging set-ups will be available for beginners between sessions.
The weekend before a smaller group sets up the whole thing, then we cook, drink, and shoot the shit.
Here we are at beer:30 after a hard day in the woods setting up showers, tents, a full industrial kitchen, pig roaster, and Oyster cooker! I’m looking forward to this weekend with Kyrsten Zolie and all the CBA crew.
