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The Dominion Building, featured prominently in one of our most popular designs, was demolished yesterday morning and is no more. Does anyone know what the new building that is going to look like? If so, we will have to see if we can beg the original
Now available in XS. #RVAProjectShield
Go big or go home. First 1/3 of our materials have arrived. Time to kick some covid-19. #rvaprojectshield
Sending 100 shields out to a local Richmond hospital. . . . . . . . #rvamakersassemble #rvaprojectshield
Boxed up and ready to go. . . . . . #rvaprojectshield #rvamakersassemble
This stack of plywood shapes is ready to become an art installation at Longwood University Library. Can’t wait to see how this looks after the install.
Still working on fully integrating the new dust collector into our workshop. Adding some sensors and a window to the drum lid so that we can get notification when it is approaching full to maintain throughput with minimal stoppage
Happy Summer Solstice!! ☀️🌽🍞 #solarcooking #solarmill #solarcornbread

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Quotes

"One must not believe, despite the silence of modern writings, that the idea of using solar heat for mechanical operations is recent. On the contrary, one must recognize that this idea is very ancient and its slow development across the centuries it has given birth to various curious devices."

— Augustin Bernard Mouchot (1878)

“One thing I feel sure of... is that the human race must finally utilize direct sun power or revert to barbarism.”

— Frank Shuman (1862-1918)