Primitive Technology: Portable pulley blower
AdultsConstructionCreativityThe previous pulley blower was fixed in place and couldn't be moved due to stakes hammered into the ground that supported the rotor for the blower.
Primitive Technology: Convection turbine experiments (hot air windmill)
AdultsConstructionCreativityEnergyEngineeringExperimentsTechnologyI built a turbine powered by convection to see if it would be a viable source of motive force in a primitive setting.
How To Draw: Giraffe
ChildrenArtCreativityECHow-toWe are learning how to draw a fall and winter giraffe. This is a fun lesson that works well for both seasons.
Descriptive Writing Across Genres
YouthCreativityEducationHow-toLiteratureWritingYouth 120Youth 125Youth 130Students will explore how descriptive writing techniques are used in both fiction and nonfiction.
Primitive Technology: Double water bellows
AdultsConstructionCreativityNatureI built two water bellows to use in tandem for smelting. Previously I made and tested one water bellow. It was small and was fired in a pit...
How to uncover your best ideas
AdultsAnimationCreativityEducationLanguageProductivitySelfThis is episode 2 of the animated series, “Public Speaking 101.” Ideas change everything — and since language lets us share our ideas, learning how to use it well gives speakers the power to inspire people and even change how they think.
Primitive Technology: Floating Pulley Blower Smelt
AdultsConstructionCreativityLifeI tested the floating pulley blower I made last time in an iron smelt. I started by re-building the blower housing from the last project which had broken after getting wet.