Sharpening knives - the ecotech guide

Article of 550 words, published 7 February 2014

Knives are one of the most basic tools, and possibly the first tool deliberately manufactured by humans. They have proven useful for a vast array of practical purposes over the centuries. Even today most people use a knives on a daily basis, for food preparation.

nico's-test

Article of 21 words, published 24 January 2014

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Abundance trailer: a vehicle for fruit delivery

Article of 478 words, published 19 January 2014

Abundance is an idea that solves two problems at once: the poor quality of many people's diets, especially the disadvantaged in society, and the common sight of good fruit going to waste, left to rot in busy urban areas. Abundance is also the nickname given to a trailer built for the Abundance project for transporting fruit, and used for inspiration by Engineers Without Borders Sheffield. This short aricle shows the Abundance trailer in action, provides some information on its design and build, and links to additional resources, including a CAD file of the finished product.

Musings on tools

Article of 373 words, published 3 January 2014

Tools are a means to an end. The elaboration of tool varieties, as noted by eminent thinkers such as Karl Marx demonstrates they have value beyond their narrowly defined use. Elaborate designs, decoration and valuable materials are invested in the creation of these objects. This miniture article is a homage to tools worldwide.

How the site was built

Article of 60 words, published 26 December 2013

This site was built using Jekyll on a computer running Ubuntu and hosted on the open source software development website GitHub.