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Roundhouse Snowboard

Ben Branch October 1, 2014
  • American
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Gear

The Roundhouse Snowboard by The Arbor Collective is one of the increasing number of snowboards (and skis) that use a bamboo core for strength…

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1925 Stanley Steamer

Ben Branch September 30, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • Rare
  • Steam

The Stanley Steamer is the colloquial name given to the steam powered automobiles produced by Stanley Motor Carriage Company between 1902 and 1924, the…

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Yamaha SR500 by ExesoR Motorcycles

Ben Branch September 25, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

Christian from ExesoR Motorcycles is one of those quietly talented custom bike builders who spends months at a time hammering a way in a…

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Ford Model T Roadster

Ben Branch September 22, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • Ford
  • Vintage

The Ford Model T Roadster is a car that needs no introduction, over 15 million Model Ts were made between 1908 and 1927 and…

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Building Bucephalus: An Interview With Loaded Gun Customs

Ben Branch September 17, 2014
  • American
  • Art
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

Bucephalus is a motorcycle that lit up the web when it was introduced earlier this year, it was at once both familiar and entirely…

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Weiss Field Watch

Ben Branch September 17, 2014
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Watches

The Weiss Field Watch is the result of a cross-Continental collaboration led by Swiss-trained American watchmaker Cameron Weiss, the watch that bares his name…

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Relentless – Documentary

Ben Branch September 14, 2014
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Racing

Relentless: The Global Formula Racing Pursuit of Perfection is a film from the Oregon State University covering their Formula SAE racing team, you may not…

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Stereo Tube Amplifier Kit

Ben Branch September 14, 2014
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Kits
  • Music
  • Retro

Vacuum tube based amplifiers have been making a significant comeback over the past 10 years or so, they were ubiquitous before the invention of…

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The T-Dub Ski by Big Woodski

Ben Branch September 3, 2014
  • American
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Gear
  • Luxury

The first few hundred years of ski development took place on rudimentary wooden planks that were slowly shaped via trial and error into the form…

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DemerBox Stereo

Ben Branch August 28, 2014
  • Accessories
  • Camping
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

James Demer is a location sound mixer known for his work on films like Bowling for Columbine, Winter’s Bone and TV shows like Survivor and The…

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The Parking Problem Solved

Ben Branch August 6, 2014
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Vintage

Our friends over at The Old Motor know a thing or two about digging up a fascinating old car, and this clip is a…

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The Chapter Knife by James Brand

Ben Branch August 2, 2014
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Gear
  • Knives

The Chapter Knife by James Brand is a simple and elegant titanium frame-lock knife that’s been designed to well and truly outlast everything else…

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