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HAMMER
A 2015 material study using a familiar hand tool to investigate the overlap between digital and traditional fabrication.
- Category
- Experimental
- Status
- Research
- Year
- 2015
- Medium
- Hybrid fabrication
Finished hammer — hybrid fabrication study
Summary
HAMMER was a 2015 study in hybrid fabrication centered on an intentionally familiar object. The project combined digital design and machine-assisted fabrication with hand processes, using the hammer as a way to examine where precision, material behavior, craftsmanship, and finishing intersect.
Project record
01 / Overview
A fabrication study combining digital and manual processes within the design and making of a familiar tool.
02 / The idea
Digital fabrication does not have to replace handcraft. The two can become successive stages of the same making process.
03 / What I did
Object design, digital modeling, fabrication strategy, machining, hand finishing, and assembly.
04 / How it works
Different stages of the object are assigned to the process best suited to them, using digital tools for repeatability and controlled geometry while retaining hand processes for fitting, material response, and finishing.
Artifacts / working material
01 recordsStatus & links
Research
This archive entry documents the work in its current state. Additional photographs, process material, and links will be added as the record develops.