Monthly Archives: April 2009

Laser Engraved / Etched Moleskine Notebooks

When you’re engaged in something as arcane as making daguerreotypes it’s important to keep notes. I always have one of my little notebooks with me so that I can jot down the UV reading, EV reading, and other information about … Continue reading

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How to Emboss Velvet for that finishing touch

I have had to learn dozens of skills in the pursuit of making daguerreotyping.  I needed to learn woodworking, leathercraft, CNC machining, electoplating, gold tooling, bookbinding, etc.  One of the most fun little tips that I picked up along the … Continue reading

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I made a shirt… about daguerreotypes.

I am a big fan of Neighborhoodies.  I own a handful of their ready-made shirts including “I Choo-Choo-Choose You”, and “Helvetica”.  I used their design-a-shirt tool to make this specimen on the left.  MAN I love the Internet. Neighborhoodies has … Continue reading

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