tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:53:24 +0000Like what you're reading? Subscribe to the feed and get word of any new ideas that are shared.http://www.theideacan.com/theideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)Blogger38125Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesDo you like what you're reading and want to know when knew ideas are shared. Subscribe to the RSS feed using your favorite feed reader.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-5046475233024750850Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:40:00 +00002010-01-15T19:11:14.596-05:00WoodworkMusical EquipmentAcoustic StompboxBack in the early days of the blues, musicians would often sit on their porch and vent their problems in the form of song. Strumming their handmade cigar box guitar and tapping their foot on the boards of their porch to add rhythm, they would sing about trifling women, drinking, fighting, and the quest to keep their head above water. Since those early days, the music changed. Blues musicians http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/P6utyJLobak/nut-box-10-electronic-foot-percussion.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=P6utyJLobak:mti6GndP19U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=P6utyJLobak:mti6GndP19U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=P6utyJLobak:mti6GndP19U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=P6utyJLobak:mti6GndP19U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=P6utyJLobak:mti6GndP19U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=P6utyJLobak:mti6GndP19U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=P6utyJLobak:mti6GndP19U:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=P6utyJLobak:mti6GndP19U:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/P6utyJLobak" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/12/nut-box-10-electronic-foot-percussion.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-404212647904951377Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:10:00 +00002009-12-14T23:37:44.436-05:00ArtworkProduct DesignThe Back StoryAfter several months of living without a cell phone earlier this year, my family and friends finally pestered me enough about not being able to get a hold of me that I broke down and decided to get a new phone a little over a month ago. The cost of Verizon was the main reason I stopped my cell phone service in the first place, so I was shopping around to find the cell phone providerhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/0BW8EkUH6n4/streamline-era-iphone-skin.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=0BW8EkUH6n4:DfDxKoP4sgM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=0BW8EkUH6n4:DfDxKoP4sgM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=0BW8EkUH6n4:DfDxKoP4sgM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=0BW8EkUH6n4:DfDxKoP4sgM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=0BW8EkUH6n4:DfDxKoP4sgM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=0BW8EkUH6n4:DfDxKoP4sgM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=0BW8EkUH6n4:DfDxKoP4sgM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=0BW8EkUH6n4:DfDxKoP4sgM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/0BW8EkUH6n4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/12/streamline-era-iphone-skin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-7130469301078831240Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:55:00 +00002009-10-27T13:18:00.795-04:00Steampunk MasksSteampunk Curiosities and ContraptionsJust a quick update on the "Neuro-Burst Exploration Helmet" (otherwise known as my first leather and brass steampunk gas mask). If you'd like, feel free to check out the original write-up on the creation of the mask. Anyways, I am very pleased to report that it has successfully been sold to a gentleman in Texas.Because of this, I am probably going to try to get started on another mask some time http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/A8QI1tnUJBA/steampunk-gas-mask-update.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=A8QI1tnUJBA:l8nee5YvvNk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=A8QI1tnUJBA:l8nee5YvvNk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=A8QI1tnUJBA:l8nee5YvvNk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=A8QI1tnUJBA:l8nee5YvvNk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=A8QI1tnUJBA:l8nee5YvvNk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=A8QI1tnUJBA:l8nee5YvvNk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=A8QI1tnUJBA:l8nee5YvvNk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=A8QI1tnUJBA:l8nee5YvvNk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/A8QI1tnUJBA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/10/steampunk-gas-mask-update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-2337762040291006041Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:41:00 +00002009-10-13T09:33:08.910-04:00Book IdeasWhen I was a teenager, I looked up to poets like Hemmingway, Whitman, Poe, Tennyson, and Bukowski and philosophers like Nietchze, Socrates, Marcus Aurelius, and Sarte. Inspired by these men, I began to write a great deal of poetry and a few short essays. I've always been an introverted person and have difficulty expressing my emotions to others. Through writing, I quickly found a way that I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/rvsFS9TbS1Q/fumbling-for-write-words.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=rvsFS9TbS1Q:Q59yUNScenQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=rvsFS9TbS1Q:Q59yUNScenQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=rvsFS9TbS1Q:Q59yUNScenQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=rvsFS9TbS1Q:Q59yUNScenQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=rvsFS9TbS1Q:Q59yUNScenQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=rvsFS9TbS1Q:Q59yUNScenQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=rvsFS9TbS1Q:Q59yUNScenQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=rvsFS9TbS1Q:Q59yUNScenQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/rvsFS9TbS1Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/10/fumbling-for-write-words.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-8294479846319556838Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:04:00 +00002009-10-10T21:02:53.538-04:00Promotional IdeasThe Idea Can has a slightly new look to it now.Those of you that have been stopping in to read my inane blabbering regularly may have noticed that I recently picked up advertising through Project Wonderful. Because of this, I realized that I needed to design some of my own ads to be able to post them on other Project Wonderful publisher's sites. This of course snowballed into the internal query, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/_wL0OaYi3bU/new-banner-and-promotional-ads.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=_wL0OaYi3bU:BkP4JbjtVrM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=_wL0OaYi3bU:BkP4JbjtVrM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=_wL0OaYi3bU:BkP4JbjtVrM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=_wL0OaYi3bU:BkP4JbjtVrM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=_wL0OaYi3bU:BkP4JbjtVrM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=_wL0OaYi3bU:BkP4JbjtVrM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=_wL0OaYi3bU:BkP4JbjtVrM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=_wL0OaYi3bU:BkP4JbjtVrM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/_wL0OaYi3bU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/10/new-banner-and-promotional-ads.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-8074272943393947898Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +00002009-10-16T22:12:12.949-04:00Steampunk MasksSteampunk Curiosities and ContraptionsAfter seeing all the wonderful steampunk masks made by Ukrainian artist Oleg Petrov (Bob Bassett Workshop), I figured I would try my hand at creating one myself. I'm still pretty inexperienced with leather work, so this would be a good exercise to build up my skill. Growing up with a seamstress for a mother helps a great deal when you are going to be hand-stitching anything.So I worked up a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/LWgiyboR7YQ/steampunk-gas-mask.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=LWgiyboR7YQ:ZuGi8dkbvYM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=LWgiyboR7YQ:ZuGi8dkbvYM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=LWgiyboR7YQ:ZuGi8dkbvYM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=LWgiyboR7YQ:ZuGi8dkbvYM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=LWgiyboR7YQ:ZuGi8dkbvYM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=LWgiyboR7YQ:ZuGi8dkbvYM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=LWgiyboR7YQ:ZuGi8dkbvYM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=LWgiyboR7YQ:ZuGi8dkbvYM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/LWgiyboR7YQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/09/steampunk-gas-mask.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-6999712441804481094Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:16:00 +00002009-09-24T05:35:35.133-04:00Steampunk Curiosities and ContraptionsOver the past year or so, I've customized quite a few Nerf guns and squirt guns to look like they came from either the Victorian era or a WWII/Post-apocalyptic time line. Back in late June, I was approached through an Alchemy request on my Etsy account to try my hand at giving a Steampunk make-over to something (almost) completely different.It seems that the person making the request, Dr. Dilemmahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/R0RyqFVr4r4/chapin-portable-vaporizer-steampunk.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=R0RyqFVr4r4:tBZ9Q0ENxgs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=R0RyqFVr4r4:tBZ9Q0ENxgs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=R0RyqFVr4r4:tBZ9Q0ENxgs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=R0RyqFVr4r4:tBZ9Q0ENxgs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=R0RyqFVr4r4:tBZ9Q0ENxgs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=R0RyqFVr4r4:tBZ9Q0ENxgs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=R0RyqFVr4r4:tBZ9Q0ENxgs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=R0RyqFVr4r4:tBZ9Q0ENxgs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/R0RyqFVr4r4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/09/chapin-portable-vaporizer-steampunk.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-5000054531323312203Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:11:00 +00002009-09-03T08:12:25.119-04:00Art ExhibitsSteampunk Curiosities and ContraptionsI've been meaning to post this info for awhile now, but have been sidetracked getting some new stuff ready for it.If you are going to be in or around Dayton, Ohio next Friday (9/11/09), you should stop by Club Vex for the Gothic Arts Expo. It's a once a year exhibit of the latest work from a number of goth and dark artists from around the Dayton area. This will be the first exhibit to show some http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/3FbFowCmtWA/gothic-arts-expo-091109_03.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=3FbFowCmtWA:yAru7Ds-1TU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=3FbFowCmtWA:yAru7Ds-1TU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=3FbFowCmtWA:yAru7Ds-1TU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=3FbFowCmtWA:yAru7Ds-1TU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=3FbFowCmtWA:yAru7Ds-1TU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=3FbFowCmtWA:yAru7Ds-1TU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=3FbFowCmtWA:yAru7Ds-1TU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=3FbFowCmtWA:yAru7Ds-1TU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/3FbFowCmtWA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/09/gothic-arts-expo-091109_03.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-6164856719831559755Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:34:00 +00002009-08-19T08:16:07.158-04:00Book IdeasSteampunk Curiosities and ContraptionsI realized today that I've been unintentionally putting this post off for far too long. So without any further ado, here goes.For those of you that have been following my "journey" in turning toy guns into steampunk and dieselpunk firearms through the Customized Steampunk Nerf Guns series of posts, I have some good news. When I last left off in Part 9, I had just discovered that I had http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/XdimWUUpcz0/professor-finneas-wileys-curiosities.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=XdimWUUpcz0:6FSF2ML5HAs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=XdimWUUpcz0:6FSF2ML5HAs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=XdimWUUpcz0:6FSF2ML5HAs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=XdimWUUpcz0:6FSF2ML5HAs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=XdimWUUpcz0:6FSF2ML5HAs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=XdimWUUpcz0:6FSF2ML5HAs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=XdimWUUpcz0:6FSF2ML5HAs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=XdimWUUpcz0:6FSF2ML5HAs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/XdimWUUpcz0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/08/professor-finneas-wileys-curiosities.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-4372577625375616321Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:35:00 +00002009-06-24T21:27:23.473-04:00Political IdeasCigarettes.The name alone used to imply glamor but in today's society, they are believed to be worse than heroin by many of the anti-smoking pundits out there and the tobacco companies’ strangle hold on millions of people worldwide as some would believe.The Facts:The modern cigarette consists of much more than tobacco. Nicotine, a highly addictive drug found naturally in the tobacco plant, is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/NkgZs4eajbk/freedom-and-cigarettes.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=NkgZs4eajbk:7rTBTDuvFjg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=NkgZs4eajbk:7rTBTDuvFjg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=NkgZs4eajbk:7rTBTDuvFjg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=NkgZs4eajbk:7rTBTDuvFjg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=NkgZs4eajbk:7rTBTDuvFjg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=NkgZs4eajbk:7rTBTDuvFjg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=NkgZs4eajbk:7rTBTDuvFjg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=NkgZs4eajbk:7rTBTDuvFjg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/NkgZs4eajbk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/06/freedom-and-cigarettes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-5807030247988899655Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:48:00 +00002009-06-24T21:30:21.396-04:00Cigar Box GuitarMusical EquipmentAs far back as the Civil War ('The War of Northern Aggression' for my fellow Southerners), the simple cigar box has had a role in the creation of music. In it's earliest recorded use (from an etching by French artist Edwin Forbes), it was converted into a cigar box fiddle by some Confederate soldiers. Late in the 19th century, plans for the 'Uncle Enos Banjo' were published in the "American Boy'shttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/yLfew4BJFuk/short-scale-cigar-box-guitar.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=yLfew4BJFuk:XgMxTRnf_ug:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=yLfew4BJFuk:XgMxTRnf_ug:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=yLfew4BJFuk:XgMxTRnf_ug:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=yLfew4BJFuk:XgMxTRnf_ug:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=yLfew4BJFuk:XgMxTRnf_ug:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=yLfew4BJFuk:XgMxTRnf_ug:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=yLfew4BJFuk:XgMxTRnf_ug:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=yLfew4BJFuk:XgMxTRnf_ug:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/yLfew4BJFuk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/06/short-scale-cigar-box-guitar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-2759483301169870371Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:05:00 +00002009-10-18T05:30:11.367-04:00Crackpot TheoriesBack in 2005, after the record breaking hurricane season and an e-mail that was floating around the Internet regarding Mars, I came up with a theory regarding the origin of the “Grays”. For those that don't know what "Grays" are, they're the aliens commonly believed to be responsible for abducting rednecks and crazy people and leaving crop circles on farmers fields for the past century or so. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/xt1eO3_QQLI/theory-on-alien-civilization.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=xt1eO3_QQLI:_KeIsxBp6Qw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=xt1eO3_QQLI:_KeIsxBp6Qw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=xt1eO3_QQLI:_KeIsxBp6Qw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=xt1eO3_QQLI:_KeIsxBp6Qw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=xt1eO3_QQLI:_KeIsxBp6Qw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=xt1eO3_QQLI:_KeIsxBp6Qw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=xt1eO3_QQLI:_KeIsxBp6Qw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=xt1eO3_QQLI:_KeIsxBp6Qw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/xt1eO3_QQLI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/06/theory-on-alien-civilization.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-151281376664940056Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:29:00 +00002009-06-09T13:39:36.487-04:00WoodworkOver the Summer of 2008, my father made a series of seventeen one-of-a-kind contemporary folk art boxes using some remnant pieces of hardwood he had in his wood shop. Atop each diamond shaped box, he attached a stylized Victorian caricature he hand carved out of either pine or poplar. The majority of the series are of various incarnations of Jolly Old Saint Nick (Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, Saint http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/cAfkHHBmQkY/contemporary-victorian-folk-art-trinket.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=cAfkHHBmQkY:BMa_jOF9g14:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=cAfkHHBmQkY:BMa_jOF9g14:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=cAfkHHBmQkY:BMa_jOF9g14:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=cAfkHHBmQkY:BMa_jOF9g14:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=cAfkHHBmQkY:BMa_jOF9g14:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=cAfkHHBmQkY:BMa_jOF9g14:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=cAfkHHBmQkY:BMa_jOF9g14:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=cAfkHHBmQkY:BMa_jOF9g14:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/cAfkHHBmQkY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/06/contemporary-victorian-folk-art-trinket.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-1255932540218729958Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:43:00 +00002009-06-07T21:35:53.489-04:00Steampunk Curiosities and ContraptionsPicking up where I left off in Part 8, I had been forced to start adding the dreaded orange markings to the prop weaponry I was creating if I wanted to continue to sell them on eBay (unless I wanted to risk getting my account suspended). Of course that didn't mean that I had to use large markings or make them entirely obvious.After finishing the "Lunar Disruptor", I began work on my first Nerf http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/hZ7go3svBto/customized-steampunk-nerf-guns-part-9.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=hZ7go3svBto:H-M5Gm0ipEw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=hZ7go3svBto:H-M5Gm0ipEw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=hZ7go3svBto:H-M5Gm0ipEw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=hZ7go3svBto:H-M5Gm0ipEw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=hZ7go3svBto:H-M5Gm0ipEw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=hZ7go3svBto:H-M5Gm0ipEw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=hZ7go3svBto:H-M5Gm0ipEw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=hZ7go3svBto:H-M5Gm0ipEw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/hZ7go3svBto" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/06/customized-steampunk-nerf-guns-part-9.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-578984987628751508Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:21:00 +00002009-06-01T21:54:26.501-04:00Steampunk Curiosities and ContraptionsSo, it's been awhile since I put a new entry up on here. For those that check this site regularly, I apologize for leaving you hanging for so long. It turns out that when you try to actually work on making ideas reality, you have less time to write about them. This is what I've been dealing with for the past couple of months. In the time I've been away from the site, I've managed to get about tenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/EHoFPGSFxNw/customized-steampunk-nerf-guns-part-8.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=EHoFPGSFxNw:zuUT71JJbog:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=EHoFPGSFxNw:zuUT71JJbog:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=EHoFPGSFxNw:zuUT71JJbog:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=EHoFPGSFxNw:zuUT71JJbog:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=EHoFPGSFxNw:zuUT71JJbog:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=EHoFPGSFxNw:zuUT71JJbog:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=EHoFPGSFxNw:zuUT71JJbog:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=EHoFPGSFxNw:zuUT71JJbog:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/EHoFPGSFxNw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/06/customized-steampunk-nerf-guns-part-8.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-902032969203334446Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:35:00 +00002009-03-11T05:51:39.315-04:00Musical EquipmentFurniture DesignHere's a 3d animation of an adjustable desktop music stand I designed. It was inspired by a combination of the Arts & Crafts Movement of the late 1800s with a touch of Asian design aesthetic. I'm planning to make it out of White Ash with Black Walnut pegs. Height: 10.5" - 16.25" (adjustable)Width: 17"Depth: 5.75"The music tray adjusts along a sliding dovetail and is held in position with a peg. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/lqyVfcXgCZU/adustable-wooden-asian-arts-and-crafts.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=lqyVfcXgCZU:9g4XA-EFC1g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=lqyVfcXgCZU:9g4XA-EFC1g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=lqyVfcXgCZU:9g4XA-EFC1g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=lqyVfcXgCZU:9g4XA-EFC1g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=lqyVfcXgCZU:9g4XA-EFC1g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=lqyVfcXgCZU:9g4XA-EFC1g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=lqyVfcXgCZU:9g4XA-EFC1g:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=lqyVfcXgCZU:9g4XA-EFC1g:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/lqyVfcXgCZU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/03/adustable-wooden-asian-arts-and-crafts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-2733313013860752549Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:49:00 +00002009-06-01T18:47:33.778-04:00Steampunk Curiosities and ContraptionsIn continuation of my developing tradition of creating retro futuristic Steampunk weaponry from toy guns, I've recently completed two new models.Unlike the ones I've made and sold in the past, I am testing out a new direction in the sales arena. Previously, all the guns I've modified have only been for sale through auction-style listings on eBay. However, I'm currently trying out the idea of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/YNjQCIQOhZ8/customized-steampunk-nerf-guns-part-7.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=YNjQCIQOhZ8:L3ykpQKe7Ew:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=YNjQCIQOhZ8:L3ykpQKe7Ew:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=YNjQCIQOhZ8:L3ykpQKe7Ew:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=YNjQCIQOhZ8:L3ykpQKe7Ew:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=YNjQCIQOhZ8:L3ykpQKe7Ew:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=YNjQCIQOhZ8:L3ykpQKe7Ew:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=YNjQCIQOhZ8:L3ykpQKe7Ew:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=YNjQCIQOhZ8:L3ykpQKe7Ew:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/YNjQCIQOhZ8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/03/customized-steampunk-nerf-guns-part-7.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-7759513884781681669Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:37:00 +00002009-02-26T21:12:52.972-05:00ArtworkT-Shirt DesignsWhen I first saw Shepard Fairey’s “Hope” poster, I liked it. That is until I found out the ugly truth behind most of his work (including the Obama promotional poster). It turns out that he is known for outright thieving other artists work and photos and creating his work from it. Check out Mark Vallen's critique for more info. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were made off the “Hope” poster. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/yaFrhflywOw/plagiarist-artistic-view-of-shepard.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=yaFrhflywOw:4ohwuce6udE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=yaFrhflywOw:4ohwuce6udE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=yaFrhflywOw:4ohwuce6udE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=yaFrhflywOw:4ohwuce6udE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=yaFrhflywOw:4ohwuce6udE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=yaFrhflywOw:4ohwuce6udE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=yaFrhflywOw:4ohwuce6udE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=yaFrhflywOw:4ohwuce6udE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/yaFrhflywOw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/02/plagiarist-artistic-view-of-shepard.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-4838555160064689661Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:29:00 +00002009-02-26T20:37:25.111-05:00ArtworkT-Shirt DesignsI've been a member of RedBubble.com for about a year now and have been putting some of my art up for sale as t-shirts and prints. While looking around the site today, I discovered that I could post a slideshow of my work on other sites.So here it is:http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/pU0GsH3GTFU/my-artwork-on-redbubble.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=pU0GsH3GTFU:flozJKWXdns:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=pU0GsH3GTFU:flozJKWXdns:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=pU0GsH3GTFU:flozJKWXdns:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=pU0GsH3GTFU:flozJKWXdns:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=pU0GsH3GTFU:flozJKWXdns:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=pU0GsH3GTFU:flozJKWXdns:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=pU0GsH3GTFU:flozJKWXdns:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=pU0GsH3GTFU:flozJKWXdns:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/pU0GsH3GTFU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/02/my-artwork-on-redbubble.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-3510874875117516757Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:36:00 +00002009-01-28T05:49:44.968-05:00Steampunk Curiosities and ContraptionsAbout a week ago, I finished up two more Steampunk guns.The Model No. 500A BlasterandThe Model No. 626 Pocket RayTo help raise a bit more cash for the development of one of my other ideas, I've put them both up for sale on eBay. If you would be interested in purchasing either of these guns, the links are posted below. Both guns (along with all the previously created guns from my previous posts) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/KW1zA_6VmYE/customized-steampunk-nerf-guns-part-6.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=KW1zA_6VmYE:GS-flp8wwkY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=KW1zA_6VmYE:GS-flp8wwkY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=KW1zA_6VmYE:GS-flp8wwkY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=KW1zA_6VmYE:GS-flp8wwkY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=KW1zA_6VmYE:GS-flp8wwkY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=KW1zA_6VmYE:GS-flp8wwkY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=KW1zA_6VmYE:GS-flp8wwkY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=KW1zA_6VmYE:GS-flp8wwkY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/KW1zA_6VmYE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/01/customized-steampunk-nerf-guns-part-6.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-6531775170564143758Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:29:00 +00002009-01-18T08:41:13.179-05:00Steampunk Curiosities and ContraptionsSo I realized that I've fallen rather behind on posting updates to The Idea Can as I create and customize new Steampunk and Dieselpunk air powered soft dart launchers (Nerf guns) and dihydrogen monoxide blasters (squirt guns). However, I have been rather consistent on uploading images of the arsenal as each piece is created to my Flickr account. Because of this (and to prevent the potential for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/62hKxGSQX_Y/customized-steampunk-nerf-guns.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=62hKxGSQX_Y:Vn2E6Qtzq8k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=62hKxGSQX_Y:Vn2E6Qtzq8k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=62hKxGSQX_Y:Vn2E6Qtzq8k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=62hKxGSQX_Y:Vn2E6Qtzq8k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=62hKxGSQX_Y:Vn2E6Qtzq8k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=62hKxGSQX_Y:Vn2E6Qtzq8k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=62hKxGSQX_Y:Vn2E6Qtzq8k:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=62hKxGSQX_Y:Vn2E6Qtzq8k:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/62hKxGSQX_Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2009/01/customized-steampunk-nerf-guns.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-1892403602391130186Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:27:00 +00002008-10-08T04:54:54.702-04:00Steampunk Curiosities and ContraptionsT-Shirt DesignsIn my ongoing fascination with the "Steampunk" movement in art, I've found myself getting more and more ideas that relate to it. About a week ago, I got an idea for a cartoon character of a young child inventor from the Victorian era.I did some more looking at Victorian fashion and after making a couple of rough sketches, I set about creating him in Adobe Illustrator CS3. The result was The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/m9R9_ztJcoc/steampunk-t-shirts.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=m9R9_ztJcoc:tDS_ay0o7qA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=m9R9_ztJcoc:tDS_ay0o7qA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=m9R9_ztJcoc:tDS_ay0o7qA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=m9R9_ztJcoc:tDS_ay0o7qA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=m9R9_ztJcoc:tDS_ay0o7qA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=m9R9_ztJcoc:tDS_ay0o7qA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=m9R9_ztJcoc:tDS_ay0o7qA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=m9R9_ztJcoc:tDS_ay0o7qA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/m9R9_ztJcoc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2008/10/steampunk-t-shirts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-1131380298866780593Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:16:00 +00002008-09-30T02:44:06.300-04:00Motorized BicycleIn early June of this year, with gas prices beginning to creep (and sometimes outright leap) higher and higher, I began looking at other methods of transportation that would be more fuel efficient. I figured out that my idea for a reverse 3-wheeler similar to the old Morgans of the 1930s (though more fuel efficient than a regular car) would cost quite a bit more than I could scrape together (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/F0VhJVpD_0g/motorized-bicycle-project.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=F0VhJVpD_0g:71oItA_ESLg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=F0VhJVpD_0g:71oItA_ESLg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=F0VhJVpD_0g:71oItA_ESLg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=F0VhJVpD_0g:71oItA_ESLg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=F0VhJVpD_0g:71oItA_ESLg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=F0VhJVpD_0g:71oItA_ESLg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=F0VhJVpD_0g:71oItA_ESLg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=F0VhJVpD_0g:71oItA_ESLg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/F0VhJVpD_0g" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2008/09/motorized-bicycle-project.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-5020768768034872152Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:14:00 +00002008-09-30T01:22:08.132-04:00Steampunk Curiosities and ContraptionsTo continue with my modification of toy guns where Part 4 left off, the next three have a bit more aging and weathering to them. After I got my new painting supplies, I now had a number of colors to work with to create more rugged and aged finishes. Most importantly, I was now able to take a more realistic approach to creating Post-Apocalyptic Dieselpunk weaponry.With the successful sale of The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/zWmNmGbICBo/customized-steampunk-nerf-guns-part-5.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=zWmNmGbICBo:ClXB0ApHdCg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=zWmNmGbICBo:ClXB0ApHdCg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=zWmNmGbICBo:ClXB0ApHdCg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=zWmNmGbICBo:ClXB0ApHdCg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=zWmNmGbICBo:ClXB0ApHdCg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=zWmNmGbICBo:ClXB0ApHdCg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=zWmNmGbICBo:ClXB0ApHdCg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=zWmNmGbICBo:ClXB0ApHdCg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/zWmNmGbICBo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2008/09/customized-steampunk-nerf-guns-part-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992452276597031.post-804208321912985545Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:10:00 +00002008-09-27T20:25:31.453-04:00Steampunk Curiosities and ContraptionsSo it's been awhile since I last posted information about my progress with customizing Nerf guns and water pistols to give them a Steampunk or Dieselpunk appearance. I've discovered that I have a tendency to begin documenting certain things pretty regularly, but then after a few posts, I will allow it to slip from being a priority which causes me to have to play catch-up.Since my last post on thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~3/_4jE3TdU-oA/customized-steampunk-nerf-guns-part-4.htmltheideacan@gmail.com (THE GUY WITH HIS HEAD IN THE IDEA CAN)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=_4jE3TdU-oA:tpeGtfQyldo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=_4jE3TdU-oA:tpeGtfQyldo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=_4jE3TdU-oA:tpeGtfQyldo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=_4jE3TdU-oA:tpeGtfQyldo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=_4jE3TdU-oA:tpeGtfQyldo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=_4jE3TdU-oA:tpeGtfQyldo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?a=_4jE3TdU-oA:tpeGtfQyldo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ideacanfeed?i=_4jE3TdU-oA:tpeGtfQyldo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ideacanfeed/~4/_4jE3TdU-oA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.theideacan.com/2008/09/customized-steampunk-nerf-guns-part-4.html