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Parts of a Sword Hilt

By Eric Hart | Published: March 22, 2010

There is no such thing as a generic or universal sword, thus no single drawing can encapsulate all the possible parts and various names for them. The diagram I made here is based off a Renaissance-style rapier, which is what many of us traditionally keep in our stock and use for stage combat. Interestingly, swords [...]

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Upholstery Yardage Chart

By Eric Hart | Published: March 12, 2010

Every props shop needs an upholstery yardage chart! This chart is one of the most relied on ones; I’ve seen it floating around for years. The estimates are based on 54″ wide fabrics. If you need to do repeats, matching patterns, or your fabric has a nap, you will need more fabric. Likewise, if you [...]

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Build it Green NYC

By Eric Hart | Published: January 25, 2010

Last week, Jay and I finally got to check out Build it Green NYC. It is a non-profit group that collects salvaged and surplus building materials, and sells them to the public for low prices. The location is a bit of a bear (the northwestern corner of Astoria); then again, if you want cheap prices [...]

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Parts of a Chair

By Eric Hart | Published: January 6, 2010

Learning the names and terms for parts of objects is important in developing your shared vocabulary for easier communication. If a designer asks you to “make the splat wider”, you don’t want to waste your time trying to widen a drop of paint. For chairs, this was a little tricky trying to distill down all [...]

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Money money money

By Eric Hart | Published: December 30, 2009
One hundred dollar gold note

A collection of resources for information about historical US currency, as well as the Secret Service rules for reproduction.

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    Eric Hart

    I am Eric Hart, former assistant props master at the Public Theater in New York City, and a longtime prop maker.

    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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