bamboo – Product by Process

Khanh Adams, fishing rod custom builder

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Short biopic of Khanh Adams, local bay area rod builder and angler. from his own words : Started in Summer 2014, after my friend’s father had stopped wrapping rods and retired. Before,I watched him wrap rods growing up so it came easy to me. I needed a new hobby to keep me busy in my free time when I’m not out on the water fishing. I built my first bass Rod with a little start up Rod wrapping kit in my small bedroom. I eventually started advertising myself and looked…

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Bow – Fusetake Yumi

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This is the first in a series of portrait films by director Dylan Ryan Byrne. The idea behind the series is to explore what lies behind people’s passions and what shapes their unique take on life. Film One explores the craft and philosophy behind bow making and archery with Ireland’s champion traditional archer, Harry. Harry’s preferred bow is the Fusetake Yumi (Japanese bamboo backed longbow), the film follows the process of him making this bow in his workshop which lies in the depths of the Irish countryside.

BAmboo and canvas bag

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John Cho Moore grew tired of the limitations of the industrial design process and is now trying to capture the essence of design with his beautifully handmade bamboo and canvas bags. Follow John through his unique manufacturing process that challenges convention thinking about product design and the creative process. thanks to core 77 for the link .