but it is hoped that you will approach this thinking like an astronomer and gaining an appreciate for not just a high-quality sundial's amazing craftsmanship, but also the science that has allowed this class of devices to perform their single, endless job for thousands of years...
David:We found a craft fair, a holiday craft fair to attend to test out whether or not people in our local area liked what we created and that it would resonate with them. And so we set up our booth and we sat out in the cold outside near the beach in Santa Cruz, California at ...
The Compass app is so much more than a compass. Yes, it does work as a compass, to tell you the direction you’re headed and which way is North. The compass feature alone can be very handy if you’re hiking through the woods, wondering where the sun will set, or positioning a sun...
This simple device can be made up of nothing but a flat dial and a gnomon (the “pointer” that casts the shadow), but can still be tricky to read if you’re just starting out. By setting up your sundial correctly and completing a few simple calculations, you can synchronize your ...
Set the time on a cuckoo clock by turning the clock’s minute hand counterclockwise until you reach the correct time. You don’t need to move the hour hand at all—it should move independently as you move the minute hand. If you need to slow or speed up the clock, move the pendulum...
David: I think it's getting the right vendors and making sure that you're marketing it correctly and broadly. A lot of people think that they've created something really cool and everyone's just going to flock to it. But what they don't see is just all of the leg work that has ...
And we also decided to put a sundial in the lid that you create using the wrench and that's calibrated for where we live, but we calibrate those for all over the world.David: So on that product, the original version of it was just the lid. All it was was a wax comb and scraper...