The Hand & Eye

Profiles of makers The Hand & Eye

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Swell Crate is a surf shop in a box. Check it out https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/896463696/swell-crate-is-a-subscription-box-service-for-surf

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Check it!

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Metal shavings fly from @the_schon's lathe in his Brookline shop, while he works on a new project to design and manufacture a watch by hand.

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The secret sauce to @ddkguitars: polish vodka. Used in the finish.

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"The best possible outcome is to have a guitar that almost disappears once you start to play. It should just be you and the music." - Luthier Dan Krugman of @ddkguitars. Full post on the blog.

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Industrial designer, engineer, cyclist and maker of superior writing utensils. I spent the afternoon with @the_schon at his Brookline shop to see him work on a totally new project.

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Industrial designer, engineer, cyclist, maker of superior writing instruments, Ian Schon. I spent the day with @the_schon to see his newest design for a watch that he's making by hand on a lathe in his Brookline shop. He's holds a prototype of it here.

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@filson1897 bike at the @pop_up_flea. Come to Papa. More pics on the site.

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Spent the morning in Gowanus with @ddkguitars learning what goes into making these gorgeous archtops. Even played a little! Hat tip to @stephenmuscarella.

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"Love your experiments, kill your darlings." Good advice from @reedfurniture.

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Went to see the neon glass benders of @lettherebeneon recently. More photos on the site.

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Holiday vibes with @workof and @paddle8 at @shinola this week. 'Tis the season. (at Shinola Tribeca Store)

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Gary polished up his grill before I took this photo. #legend #alwayshandpaint cc @colossalmedia

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The Winter Toolkit

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Back to work today after a restful weekend. Here's a throwback to a warmer time. The guys of @islandcreekoysters head out after a day on the flats.

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Good stuff at American Field this weekend in Brooklyn.