Useful Sites

Monday Link Busters

By Eric Hart | Published: December 14, 2009

Here are some sites and other things I’ve run across lately. Curbly looks like it has a lot to offer, such as this article on how to antique paper. Sugru shows some promise as a useful material for props. It looks like it’s similar to epoxy putty, in that it can be used as both [...]

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Monday Link-o-lastic

By Eric Hart | Published: November 30, 2009

Welcome back from Thanksgiving (if you went somewhere)! Here’s a quick round-up of some new sites I’ve found. Letters of Note – These are some great scans of old historical notes and letters. Besides the sheer fascination of exploring them for their own value, they are also a great source of historical typography, paper styles, [...]

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Carpentry quick links

By Eric Hart | Published: November 16, 2009

My computer is still broke, so I’m having trouble keeping up with this blog. Until then, enjoy some websites on carpentry from elsewhere around the web! The American Woods by Romeyn B. Hough, contains photographs of some 350 North American lumber types. You can browse by common or scientific name as well. Lumberjocks has a [...]

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Retro Decorating

By Eric Hart | Published: November 9, 2009

In honor of the Mad Men season finale (and since my computer broke and I didn’t have time to write anything lengthy), I thought I’d point out some great mid-century vintage sites I’ve found lately. Of course, Mad Men takes place in the early sixties, and most of what I’ve found is from the 40s [...]

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Wednesday Link-atomic

By Eric Hart | Published: November 4, 2009

Here we go again! In Part 2 of Jesse Gaffney’s posts concerning her process, she discusses how she makes a budget. This guy has quite a collection of masks he’s accumulated over the years. The Early Office Museum has an amazing amount of information concerning all the props and accoutrements  of offices going all the [...]

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    Eric Hart

    I am Eric Hart, a freelance prop maker in North Carolina.

    This site is a way to share my work and the things I've learned over the years. It's also a way to connect with other prop makers, props masters, and artisans, as well as a collection of all things of interest to props people from around the internet.

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