Process: Woodgrain Bike Frames

After a lifetime of painting custom car interiors, New Zealander Rob Pollock turns to woodgraining bicycles and gives the custom bike a whole new twist. LINK

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Process: Woodgrain Bike Frames

After a lifetime of painting custom car interiors, New Zealander Rob Pollock turns to woodgraining bicycles and gives the custom bike a whole new twist. LINK: Vimeo

Model Cars Made From Aluminum Cans

New Zealander Sandy Sanderson needed a new hobby to occupy his time as he recovered from a motorcycle accident, so he started making model cars from discarded aluminum cans. As you can see, he’s gotten very good at making what he calls CanCars. See more of his creations at Jalopnik. Link, Via: Digg, Via: Neatorama

Double-amputee New Zealander has mermaid dreams fulfilled

New Zealander Nadya Vessey -- who lost both of her legs to the knee when she was a child -- has just received a prosthesis that's pretty much unlike anything we've ever seen (outside of Splash). About two years ago, she approached Weta Workshop, who specialize in design and manufacturing of costumes and special effects (and have worked on projects such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy) to see if the company might be interested in making her a working, prostethic mermaid tail. Turns out they were, and they've just completed the final product. LINK