New wallets
New wallets, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
I’ve been crafting like crazy the last couple of days. This is the result, 23 new wallets. They’re made of leather, antique french grain sacks and an upcycled reflective road safety sign. I’ll be cruising around this weekend with my renegade shop. Possibly a craft fair.
Articulated clipboard, iPad cradle & G5
Articulated arms & a mess, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
What a mess, and yes that’s my desk. The clipboard to the left is one of a kind that I found at a flee market. Apparently made by a chemist. The iPad cradle to the right is made from a wall bracket for a flat screen and a piece of an iPad stand made by my friend Brian: http://www.industryworks.com/Industryworks/Home.html
The G5 and monitor where a gift from Greg, thankx. However the hard drive had been removed long ago. I bought a new drive and it didn’t work. Had it tested, it’s fine. Talked to the folks at the Apple store and an Apple expert. Useless. Took a week to find the info. The drive must be 1.5 Gb/s or less or it won’t be seen by the computer. Returned drive and got another. Required a jumper on the back. Installed OS 10.4 while I looked for a copy of OS 10.5. The OS 10.5 disks that came with computers will only work on that model. It took a month to find an update disk. Thankx Tom. I had to use an external enclosure to load the new OS. When booting up the G5 doesn’t see the internal drive but will see the external FireWire drive. If I boot up while holding down option, the drive shows up right away. I think that the drive starts up fast, sees the jumper, then slows down. That small amount of time makes the computer miss the drive. I must have formatted that drive 7 times. There were more problems but I don’t want to bore you any more. What’s important is that I can now sync my iPad.
Yule log
Yule log, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
I found a mechanical Yule log and fake fire place on the side walk. They had been separated from each other. I brought the thing inside and plugged it in. Took a moment to find the power switch. It worked, but not well. There where some other switches too. This thing is also a space heater! So, on Christmas day I took it apart, fixed the fan motor and cleaned it. A small modification to the rear and done. I now have a wall mounted space heater with soothing yule log action.
BHI at Chillin’ Productions tonight
3 fold wallet , originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
This new 3 fold wallet will be available at Chillin’ Productions @ the Mezzanine, Saturday Dec. 3ed. 8:00pm-2:00am.
I’ll also have new belts, bags, cuffs, etc.
Mezzanine
444 Jessie Street, SF CA 94103
Cost: $10 at the door
Must be 21+ID
More info here:
http://www.chillinproductions.socialgo.com/
BHI will be at Art Murmur – Friday Dec 2
New wallets, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
BHI will be selling these wallets at Art Mur Mur, located at 23ed and Telegraph in Oakland. I will also be bringing new belts with vintage buckles, New key loops, new upcycled cuffs, some upcycled bags, cuffs with brass stencil plates, iPad cases, etc. There will be music, food, galleries open and many people. 6 – 9 p.m. Click on image to enlarge. More info at: http://oaklandartmurmur.com/
New leather “Vacaville” cuff at my Etsy store
Vacaville cuff – 1, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
Black leather cuff with vintage 1958 auto race metal trophy plate and brass collar buttons. The cuff is 1 1/8″ wide and reads: Sports car club of America, San Francisco region contestant, Vacaville 1958. Edges are sealed with bees wax. The collar buttons allow for 3 different sizes: 6 3/4″, 7 1/2″, & 8 1/4″.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/81459222/leather-cuff-with-vintage-1958-vacaville
New leather “I goofed” cuff at my Etsy store
“I goofed” cuff – 1, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
Brown leather cuff with vintage 1959 rally brass plate and brass collar buttons. The cuff is 1 1/4″ wide and reads: S.C.A. Anonymous Rally May 1959 – “I Goofed”. Edges are sealed with bees wax. The collar buttons allow for 3 different sizes: 6 3/4″, 7 1/2″, & 8 1/4″.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/81414170/leather-cuff-with-vintage-1959-rally?ref=v1_other_1
New leather ‘Bakersfield’ cuff at my Etsy store.
Bakersfield Cuff A, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
Leather cuff with vintage Bakersfield, California brass plate, added to my Etsy shop.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlackHeartIndustries
Alamo Square Flea Market & Indie Mart: Saturday Aug. 20th
us-motors-bag1, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
Come down to Indie Mart this Saturday 9 – 3pm at Alamo Square. I’ll have two new bags, new cuffs with metal plates and pins, Upcycled belts, iPad cases, belts with NOS vintage buckles, belt loops for keys, leashes, etc. Lots of new stuff and there’s also a flea market. What’s not to like?
Update
Doctor bag B, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
I’ve been very busy crafting up a storm. Uploaded new pictures to Flickr. Closed my store. Decided to use Etsy instead & that site will be populated with new items very soon. Some craft fairs coming up, so keep on the look out for further updates.
BHI at Art Mur Mur – Friday, August 5th
bridle-cuff, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
BHI will be selling this cuff made from an antique horse harness at Art Mur Mur, located at 23ed and Telegraph in Oakland. I will also be bringing some new women’s belts also made from a used horse harnesses, a new up-cycled doctor bag, new cuffs with brass stencil plates, belts with vintage buckles, etc. There will be music, food, galleries open and many people. 6 – 9 p.m. Click on image to enlarge. More info at: http://oaklandartmurmur.com/
BHI @Treasure Island Flea, July 30 – 31
Hex clock – Etsy 10, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
Come by this Saturday or Sunday to Treasure Island Flee Market , 9am – 4pm, to pick up this clock, new wallets, belts, bracelets, etc. I’ll be with Romey Designs in booth 215 across from The Window Lady.
http://www.treasureislandflea.com
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Mate gourd
gourd, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
I got this last October, down the coast, at a pumpkin patch. I just let it air dry. It got some water on it that softened the outer skin and removed some of the color. I used a Japanese saw to cut the top off. The new edges where placed onto sandpaper to make even. The seeds and fibers were then scooped out and the inside washed. If I had some rock salt, I would put it inside. I’m not sure if I should keep the top and add a hinge. Also, should I add a metal border? What method to employ: Fabrication, electro-plating, machining? I will be adding a base similar to a wine glass. I’ll probably machine it out of steel.
Laser engraving and cutting service
Laser engraving and cutting service added to new site: http://www.blackheartcases.com/
Maker Faire 2011
Giant tricycle , originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
This giant tricycle was made by Todd Brarricklow. It can be used on train tracks as well as the road. He can be found here:
toddbrarricklow.com
I went both days. I was given tickets for Sunday so I could be interviewed for a new television show. More on that later. Somewhat hush-hush.
My first blog review
I’ve been writing hundreds of emails to promote my Kickstarter Project:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackheartindustries/leather-envelope-case-and-mustache-stand-for-ipad/posts
It’s the little things that keep you going:
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=40600
BHI back on Facebook
I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I’ve reactivated my Facebook account. I must have lost my mind. Link is to the right.
BHI now on Twitter
For some reason, I’m on Twitter now. I can be found here:
http://twitter.com/blackheartind
2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever.
Crunchy numbers
A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats.
A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 5,300 times in 2010. That’s about 13 full 747s.
In 2010, there were 53 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 136 posts.
The busiest day of the year was January 5th with 130 views. The most popular post that day was Mini micro designer.
Where did they come from?
The top referring sites in 2010 were market-sf.com, en.wordpress.com, flickr.com, nezoomie.wordpress.com, and mail.yahoo.com.
Some visitors came searching, mostly for black heart industries, blackheart industries, diy trackball, steampunk trackball, and flashlight.
Attractions in 2010
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.
1 Mini micro designer October 2009
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Color Tag October 2009
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Contact May 2009
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Alameda antique faire 12/6/09 December 2009
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Steampunk boom box – Part 8 May 2010
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Flask
Flask, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
This vintage medical gas canister measure 6″ x 1″. I used a bur on my flex shaft to enlarge the hole in the valve and a drill bit to enlarge the opening. The opening had some glass remnants, so I smashed it out and cleaned it up on the lathe. The flask is filled by removing the knob and inserting the syringe. I cut the tip off the needle, but I may redo this and leave about 3/4″. I tested with water. It doesn’t pour out like I was hoping. Some shacking is required to extract the liquid. It may work better with something thinner, like rum maybe. This will fit on the bottom side of my new bracelet, that will also hold my Ipod Nano. Perfect for spiking drinks. I may add a bulb, or some other way of forcing the liquid out. Any ideas, anyone?
Analog picture frames
Analog picture frames, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
What we have here are two Graflex cut film magazines. Each holds twelve pieces of 4 x 5 film. I had forgotten that I had these. I was looking though my old cameras when I found them. They’re made of wood, brass, steel, and leather. This is an analog version of a digital picture frame. Each holds twelve pictures that can be shuffled by pulling a brass rod upward to pull a steel film holder with it. The plate can then be reinserted at the back of the stack. There is a button hidden under the leather that removes the back cover, if one wishes to view all pictures at once. There are exactly twenty four photographs in this set. What a lucky break. They were taken on a modified 1950s Polaroid Land Camera. The film was no longer available, so I removed the back cover and milled the back flat. Some wood was fabricated to hold a 4 x 5 Polaroid back to the back of the camera. This contraption worked quite well after a light leak was fixed. This set of photos is of Burning Man 1996 at The Piano Cathedral, aka The Piano Bar. Some of them have faded, not unlike my memories.
Assemblage
Assemblage, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
I just picked up the front page from The Illustrated London News of Saturday, March 5th, 1881. The 92nd (Gordon) highlanders skirmishing are on news of the day. It prompted me to pull out some old photographs. I placed it in a frame that Angela left behind. The color photo is of her. I believe it’s a self portrait, or maybe Katie took it. The same is true for the contact sheet above her. The nude, in the enlarger frame, is by Nick. Her name’s Stacy, who I met only once. The gal with the chair was also taken by Nick, this time in Italy. She’s American, apparently worked in a supermarket in L.A. as a bagger. Behind her is a picture of Lee-Anne. The skull is fairly new. The bowler is by Knox of New York; my favorite hat. My size is 7 1/4, if you run across a top hat. To the right is a sculpture I made of only found objects. The file cabinet is of the same kind that I made my desk from. I haven’t yet decided what to put in the label holders. The large candle holder is a prop from the movie Silent Hill. Awful movie, but one of my favorite games of all time.
Record and tape cabinet
Record and tape cabinet, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
The two fruit crates of records and three wooden tape holders were driving me crazy, so I made this cabinet. It’s 34″ x 22.5″ x 13.25″ and made of the lids of wine barrels and oak wine flavoring sticks. The pulls are salvaged from something long ago. I haven’t listened to any records or tapes since I moved three years ago. I’ve been wanting to listen to the Butthole Surfers for I while now, along with Melanie, Kate Bush, Virgin Prunes, The Birthday Party, and the Siouxsie vinyl bootlegs, etc. As for the tapes, I have my radio show at KZSU Stanford, The Process, which I did live noise every week, recordings of The Hour of Slack, No Other Radio Network, The Hell Fire Club, noise only released on cassette, and live shows I’ve recorded. All the regular tapes are in the workshop. One tape I will be digitizing is an early tape of Rubella Ballet, Ballet Bag 1982. It was a cassette only release with booklet, stickers and badge. I still have the badge. Thought the tape was lost; glad I found it.
