Deh-neh-neh-nehhhhhh! (you know…the sound when you get an item in Zelda?)
That’s right folks, the Triforce cutting board is finished, and I’ve got to say, it is sweet. Check out these pics, and while you do, keep in mind that if you want to have the power, wisdom and courage of the Golden Power at your fingertips during your kitchen-adventures, I’d be happy to help make that dream a reality. E-mail me at cameron at 1337motif.com or check out my Etsy store.
And here’s one with a chef’s knife for scale (the board is about 12 x 17 x 1 1/2).
I have really enjoyed making these, and have already started on my next project, which will be a full layout of the Space Invaders arcade game (partial plans below…I’m still figuring out the right sizes for the barriers). As usual, I would be willing to make one of these for anyone that wants one, but they should be aware that I’ll probably have to charge significantly more for this one than previous designs because of the time it will take to make them. I’ll post a picture and more specifics when I finish the first one.
I have also thought of a lot of other ideas for possible video-game themed pixel-art cutting boards (Pac-Man, the ghosts /cherries/whatever else from Pac-Man, Mario, mushrooms/flowers/the leaf from Mario, etc.), as well as Space Invaders coasters and Donkey Kong bookshelves, and the only thing it would take for me to actually make one is for someone to be willing to pre-order so I don’t end up with half a dozen super sweet cutting boards and no money for rent (I’m not sure that my landlady would be too stoked about getting paid in old-school video game housewares).
April 5th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
What size tetris bookshelves are available?
how much are the full space invaders cutting board?
Have you thought of galaga instead of space invaders? (Roger’s own video game vice)
April 9th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
I just received the link from kotaku, and I have to say excellent looking craftsmanship on the cutting boards! Also have you considered doing a Mario Brothers mushroom cutting board?
April 9th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Yo Cam, it’s Mike Sebeckis.
Kotaku linked to your Etsy page and I got super excited so I linked your blog in the comments…hope that’s cool.
Hope everyting’s gravy back home.
April 9th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
btw…freaking sweet final product w/the TriForce board. Congrats on the Interwebs success.
April 9th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Hey Spencer,
I suppose that I could make the tetris shelves any size, though I made mine basically out of 11″X11″ boxes (so the straight piece would be 44″ tall, 11″wide, and 11″deep). I haven’t finished the full space invaders board yet, so I’m not sure how much I would have to charge to earn a halfway decent hourly wage…I suspect it will be in the $3-400 range or maybe even more, which I realize is insane, but it has taken a really long time to make…I may end up making the board sort of a mid-game scene so that some of the aliens are gone, and try to get two boards out of the pieces I have, which would allow me to sell it quite a bit cheaper, but I haven’t figured it out for sure yet.
As far as Galaga goes, I think it would be awesome, but the aliens are quite a bit more complicated, and much more colorful than space invaders, and I’m not sure it would translate to wood very well.
MrJGM: I am indeed thinking about doing a Mario Brothers mushroom cutting board (I’m also trying to figure out plans for Mario himself), and it would only require someone to say they wanted to buy one for me to start working on it.
April 9th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
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October 11th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Hey everyone, I get spam comments on this specific post all the time, so I’m disabling comments on this one…if you want to get ahold of me, e-mail is the way to go. Word.