fantastic automata

**keju** · 23rd March 2008, 06:36 PM

Here's link to some absolutely marvelous automata. Incredible what this guy can do.
Maybe it will inspire the carvers on this board??

http://web.mac.com/plowndes/iWeb/Con...ata/Index.html

Juvy

**joe greiner** · 23rd March 2008, 09:46 PM

Nice to know that someone is preserving such arts. Could be another obsession for my list of things to try. Thanks for posting.

Joe

**les88** · 24th March 2008, 07:38 AM

There are talented people out there

les

**keju** · 24th March 2008, 09:15 AM

I think the art is alive and well..... so much so you can even buy kits to make these things! I really find them fascinating.... now if I'd just have the know how to make them myself........
Juvy
http://www.karakuri.jp/ny/
kits
http://www.timberkitsus.com/store/index.asp?default=1

**Andy Mac** · 24th March 2008, 09:37 AM

That's a good one, but did you see the guy's "workshop" photo, looked more like an operating theatre!!

Here's a couple more:
http://www.ginakamentsky.com/index.html Not the same sort of puppet feel, more like junk assemblages
http://automata.co.uk/mainpage.html With a page of How To's and also Links
http://www.cabaret.co.uk/ A Museum of automata

Enjoy!

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