Leave the modern world behind and marvel at the canny woodcraft of the Primitive Technology channel, a chap in Queensland who makes all manner of ingenious devices in the wild using only natural materials – in this case, a monjolo, or water-powered hammer traditionally used to pound grain to flour or crush clay for porcelain.
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Nisan Greenwich writes:
Testing vintage 35mm print of Theatre of Blood (1973) screening at Horrorthon in the IFI Saturday 13:00!
Barry H writes:
“Spotted this on a Dublin Bus over the weekend…but get this it was on the ceiling upstairs. Presumably it’s there so when the bus turns over after a crash you’ll see it…”
Anyone?
In this quasi-promo for Marvel’s upcoming Thor sequel, master swordsmith Tony Swatton and his crew forge a chromoly steel replica of that hammer at Tony’s Burbank California workshop.
Previously: Forging Gimli’s Axe
The Thumbsaver ($13) uses a powerful magnet to hold any nail staple or screw so diddums not hurt de widdle thumbkins widda nasty hammer.
Pft. Karl uses his eyelid.
