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From Mundane to Magnificent
From Common to Uncommon
From Ordinary to Extraordinary
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Personality and Character
Ignobot
Ignobot
Ignobot
Ignobot, our friendly little robot.
Built with parts similar to those designed for the iconic '57 Chevy, he is ready to work any time we need him.
Jenny
Ignobot
Ignobot
Jenny, modern yet traditional, transcending time, never out of style, adding a touch of elegance to any décor.
Emo
Ignobot
Emo
Emo, flexing his muscles in readiness for his coming assignment. Built solid and strong, he never gets tired
Fix-Its
Nickel-Bell: 0.5 to 11.4 pounds
Nickel-Bell: 0.5 to 11.4 pounds
Nickel-Bell: 0.5 to 11.4 pounds
The one and only Nickel-Bell!
Artistic and functional. Increase its weight by increments of 0.35 ounce, the weight of two nickels.
A Set of Six
The Odyssey of White Fir
Made entirely from wood and metal fastenings rescued from long narrow crates once used for shipping titanium tube, "Tidal Wave" is one of six original works. With the material source now long gone, they remain one of a kind. Self-framed, each one measures 11 x 9 inches. The book "The Tree That Never Was, The Odyssey of White Fir" by A. V. Pong tells the true story of these works in both text and color photographs. continue...
Tidal Wave
One of A Kind
Big Foot
Ecology Blocks
Ecology Blocks
First used as a shipping crate, then as a machining backplate, White Fir morphed into a clipboard for 5" x 8" paper. Makes notes and shopping lists easier to locate.
Ecology Blocks
Ecology Blocks
Ecology Blocks
Intrix Version of ecology blocks. Recycled from recycle bins. Look around! Cardboard and plastic packaging is just about everywhere. continue...
C-Clamp
Ecology Blocks
C-Clamp
Created by White Fir, this hefty C-clamp measures 13.6 x 8.25 x 1.75 inches. Handle 9.5 inches long. Display on table or wall, or put to work. continue...
A Family of Five
Blockheads. Five. No More, No Less
The Platonic Solids. There are and can be only five. continue...
Intrix Photography
Shellhouse Sweethearts
Shellhouse Sweethearts
Shellhouse Sweethearts
Happy Helper
Shellhouse Sweethearts
Shellhouse Sweethearts
Tales to Charm Every Age
The Tree That Never Was, The Odyssey of White Fir
Will a scrawny seedling’s determination and courage be enough to deal with greedy cousins and the gimlet eye of quality control as White Fir survives a brutal harvest only to face almost certain destruction? Link Also available at Pacific County Museum, South Bend, WA.
Waiting for Waif
At Milepost 79, a spoiled seven-year old boy tosses one of his toys out on the freeway. Bear and the two dolls, Elizabeth Anne and Jenny Marie, are not far behind. The distressed toys implore their busy Mistress Sarah to stop so they can rescue it, but at home the sympathetic toys soon discover their little refugee is full of ugly surprises. Link
Overnight Delivery
Distressed at the state of a neglected friend, rag dolls Elizabeth Anne and Jenny Marie decide a secret makeover is the solution. When Penny arrives with nothing but an old calico dress, Bear and the twin dolls begin a desperate search for a source of new clothing that takes them to a distant designer salon at the other side of the country, but their carefully planned operation comes unraveled when they tarry too long at the store leaving them stranded with no way to get back on time. Link