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Automaton maker Carlos Zapata has a new website which has what looks to be a complete history of all his work. There are tons of photographs of his automata and many are animated. Shown here is a hand-cranked automaton titled Laughing man, 2008 (6 inches high, wood and metal).

Paul Spooner's work never ceases to amaze me. This video shows what looks to be an incredible work-in-progress. The automaton features a little devil figure that emerges from doors in the floor. The figure raises its arm and an air organ begins to play. Two doors in the structure above the figure open in turn, one showing the organ pipes.

Are these folks are talking with a southern accent yet? We're in Kentucky now.

If you liked the San Francisco toothpick tour, then check out this hand cranked machine made entirely out of wood and glue (no nails or screws). The video takes you step by step through each one of the functions, and it’s impressive to think that you can build something like this with a lot of time and determination.

I posted recently about an amazing wooden machine. I've learned that Del Short is the unassuming master craftsman behind this piece that he describes as "a nutty device". Not only is the entire device a marvel, but it's held together with pegs and threaded wooden dowels with wooden nuts.

Hallmark has created a whole line of animated greeting cards that feature a little plastic crank mounted to the corner. When you turn the crank, the scene starts to move. Here a bunch of their new designs in this line. I posted about some of the other designs here and here.

With the exception of Brad Litwin's piece entitled Extra-Universal Movement, I don't know if I've seen such an elaborate hand-cranked wooden machine. This gentleman has constructed an amazing device using only wood and glue -- no nails, no screws or ball bearings. It is quite an achievement.

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$149.99 Non-Electric Ice Cream Maker On Amazon I remember the hot days in East Texas when my family sat out on the front porch and hand-cranked the ice cream.  The ice cream was made from eggs from our chickens and peaches from our trees on the farm.  We all took turns turning that crank and sprinkling rock salt on the ice.

A brief recap of the SnooseProjex team Race Across Oregon experience.