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July 8th 2010 EatFoodTalkShop

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Please join us for a night of project sharing, summertime story swapping, and some CNC demonstrations!

It's time for our regular 2nd-Thursday-of-the-month open house / project salon / OMGBBQWTF called EatFoodTalkShop! We're going to get these going again from their brief hiatus due to moving. So count on a monthly show-and-tell for Makers! Bring a project, or a story, or just curiosity and questions.

Please drop by and help us eat food, drink libations, and share project stories. We'll be showing off our recently finished projects for Wikipedia and Bookrenter. Frank will strut his stuff as well with a few demos.

We'll have some food and drink, you bring some more and your friends! Kids welcome, but it is a shop and a party. Lots of sharp corners. And they might learn some interesting new words.

Thursday, July 8th 2010

6:30PM - 9:30PM

Please note that we've moved!

2500 Kirkham St

Oakland, CA 94607

(510) 922-8846

Click here for the Google Map.

Hope to see you there!

Lost? Lonely? BWC help line: 510-922-8846

Business Talk at Techliminal as part of Make:SF meetup tonight

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We're giving a repeat of our Maker Faire small business talk "Turning Pro: Becoming a Professional Maker" at Tech Liminal (an Oakland technology salon) tonight as part of the SF:Make meetup.

The talk was a hit at Maker Faire, for it's all about basic business lessons we've learned from the perspective of a professional Maker.

We'll be giving it again later this month in San Francisco as well.

Come check it out, and hope to see you tonight!

Woven Twist Coffee Table

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Twist coffee table

Woven Twist Coffee Table. Sustainable Maple and Walnut ribs weave together into this modern yet organic base. Another custom piece design for an office interior in San Francisco that we're working on.

Twist coffee table

The two opposing spirals create a delightful visual tension (and give the form strength) while the frosted top adds mystery to the 'fingers' holding it aloft. Let us know if you'd like something simular!

Quote on a Sign...

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One wonderful thing about having a robot that makes things is that it's pretty effortless to create for just the shear joy of it, and share that ability with others! A sign for a friend's wedding. A small detail in this beautifully picturesque landscape. IMG_0802 A quote picked by the bride & groom welcomes the wedding guests and sets the tone. IMG_0800 Sometimes it's the little things...

Tiki white boards!

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One of the best things about working for Because We Can is that we get to meet great people at great companies all the time. Most recently, we have been introduced to the wonderful company Bookrenter, who rents books to college students, saving them tons of money. What a great idea! Their website has a Tiki / tropical paradise / Polynesian Pop theme to it. So in helping them out with their office, we thought we should carry that theme through. Thus, the birth of the Tiki white board.... A staple in every Tiki themed office! IMG_1004 A white board on one side, and a pin board and sound wall on the other. Covered in a fun decorative thatch, on red and white locking swivel wheels. IMG_0991 The base of the Rolling white board is at an angle such that one can arrange these in any number of configurations up to a 90 degree turn. And the tray for markers and erasers is functional, and filled with cool wood joinery details. IMG_0980 The thatch on either side is sprayed with a on-toxic fire retardant, to help prevent the wrath of the Fire Marshall gods... IMG_0990 These can be used as partitions between desks, or just as rolling white boards within the office. IMG_0999 This is the first round of Tiki-themed elements, there is much more to come!

Thanx for the great Open House!

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Hey everyone! Thanx a ton for the great Open House. Lots of people came to see our new studio and Franks new set up! It gave us the inspiration to get the studio all pretty-ed up. And it was great to see you all milling about, enjoying our new space as much as we do. This is by far my favorite photo from the night: Robots_wordbubbles Thanx again everyone! We'll be starting up our Eat Food Talk Shop events again. So we'll see you all again real soon! Sign up to the EatFoodTalkShop events newsletter on the right hand bar of our BLOG!

Decorative carved gate

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A decorative carved gate with a ocean theme. IMG_0938 Both sides of the gate are carved, so there is interest as you walk up the stairs. IMG_0940 Done as a two sided carving, one piece of wood is flipped on the CNC machine within a jig to assure accuracy. IMG_0936 Also, check out the awesome pirate ship: IMG_0934 We got inspiration for this from this old router template form. Totally great! Hobbies 1698 two old ship picture frames

Eat Food Talk Shop June 18th - Our first big open house at our new location!

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Eat Food Talk Shop June 18th, 6:30PM-9:30PM. Our first big open house at our new location! Lots to celebrate...

Please join us for our first open house at our new location. We've got lots to celebrate!

From finally finishing up our big move, to our great new fabrication studio & offices, to Jeffrey's passing his orals for his Architect license, to this fine hot summer that seems to finally have arrived... Boy we have so much to celebrate we're bursting at the seams!

So please drop by and help us eat food, drink libations, and share project stories. We'll be showing off our recently finished project: our new digs! Frank's got upgrades, our new office rocks, and the fabrication studio is all setup for fast production.

We'll have food and drink, you bring the friends! Kids welcome, but it is a shop and a party. Lots of sharp corners. And they might learn some interesting new words.

You can find us at our new digs:

Because We Can
2500 Kirkham St
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 922-8846

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