pinch of salt

For this installation of Inspiration Friday, Mike invited us to his workshop to learn how trees become lumber and how lumber becomes furniture (or, in this case, a fireplace mantle for Mike’s house). After a quick lesson and some safety instructions, Mike handed us our safety goggle and put us to work. You can check out our handy-work in the photos.

Tarah

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Here at mindsalt we all care about this Earth and do what we can to improve and protect it. We recycle, some of us have gardening aspirations, and some of us have actual gardens.  I (Tarah) thought about composting for a long time before I actually took the leap and decided to give it a try. There are tons of benefits – less food waste, free fertilizer, and just maybe that extra push I need to turn my gardening dreams into a reality this year. Stay tuned for updates on the progress of this and other earth-saving adventures brought to you by the mindsalt team.

Brand New Compost Bin

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We’re very excited to unveil the latest venture started by members of mindsalt – the modulR iPad Case and Accessory System. Debuting at SXSWi this week, the modulR system is a durable, ergonomic case for your iPad that is compatible with modulR accessories, including a wall mount, car mount, stand, strap and more.

modulR iPad kickstand

modulR iPad wallmount

Designer Mike Casto and Mindsalt strategist Josh Beatty are launching the company with help from the rest of team Mindsalt. The idea for modulR  arose from the desire to see the iPad reach its full potential and truly become a “go anywhere, do anything” device.

You can learn more about modulR at www.modulRcase.com.

We want to take a little time today to show you what drives us. Where we find our inspiration. What makes us run. We’ve put together a few short videos for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

at long last, the quonset hut woodshop is fully equiped and making dust. newly added are a 10″ cabinet saw, 12″ mitre saw, 8″jointer, 15″ planer, 18″ bandsaw, heavy duty lathe, drill press, mortiser, spindle sander, drum sander, and dust collection (not to mention all the hand tools i’ve been collecting over the years). thanks to ruby electric for the power,  josh for the lights and brian for the garage door opener.

7 years (plus) of working/learning in ted harlan’s shop and 3 volkswagens later and the dream shop is complete (thanks to the sale of the 56 truck).

and the first job outside of making jigs, lumber storage and other not-so-fun-stuff was to build a scale model for a line of furniture we are trying to get sold into a large national retailer (at their request). it’s a multi-purpose grouping that can convert either from a coffee table to a bench or an end-table to a chair. we’re hopeful they commit to a purchase, but we’re pretty happy that their this interested even if they don’t – there’s lots to learn from the experience, plus we have our first patent. and, most importantly, it’s just plain fun. below are some images of the design process in action along with the miniatures that shipped saturday:

in the same vain, we’re also looking to prototype our prior foray into furniture design – the arcliner series (a foldable, stackable line made from bent wood laminates):