Jeff Diehl of Spots Unknown created this mini-documentary gem featuring Bill Holloway and Mauro Hernandez, of Masterworks Woodworking, who rescue condemned urban trees, then turn them into exquisite wooden bicycles. Diehl writes of the duo: "They're self-taught, and the custom bikes are an offshoot of their larger woodworking and detailing business. Bill is a native San Franciscan, and his family has deep roots here. The dynamic between him and Mauro is a compelling, friendly rivalry."
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Video: Turning Condemned Urban Trees Into Bicycles
Spare The Air Day Declared For Wednesday, Wood Burning Temporarily Banned
As we warned this morning, the current chill to the air is leading to particularly particulate-heavy breathing conditions around the Bay Area. And apparently conditions didn't get any breezier today, thus: the Air Quality Management District has declared tomorrow, Wednesday December 7th to be a Winter Spare the Air Day. Meaning Bay Areans are expressly forbidden from heating their homes by burning actual dead trees, duraflame logs or any other solid fuel.
East Bay Leonardo
His name is Reuben Margolin, and, aside from designing rickshaws and mechanical caterpillars that clomp along a plank of wood as you turn a wheel, he designs and builds large-scale sculptures, often made of wood, that demonstrate wave motion. Or, as he calls them, "geometric constructions flavored by art."
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