Safety

Choosing the right disposable glove

By Eric Hart | Published: July 30, 2010

First, I wish to offer a caveat; I don’t write much about safety, because it’s a highly complex area, especially once you start talking about safety around chemicals. I’m not an expert, and if you are in a workplace situation, there are actual regulations, standards and laws that need to be followed. The last thing [...]

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Thoughts on Green Props

By Eric Hart | Published: April 2, 2010

I hate the word “green”. I believe the “green” movement has largely been co-opted by marketers and advertisers in an attempt to sell the same stuff in a new feel-good form. “Green” bottled water and “greener” disposable packaging still has a negative effect on the environment and community. That being said, I whole-heartily subscribe to [...]

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Ouch

By Eric Hart | Published: October 14, 2009

You may have missed a blog post the other day. In addition to spending the whole weekend at tech for Slave Shack at the Algonquin Theatre, I went ahead and stuck a screw gun into my hand. Natalie cleaned and bandaged my wound, but at the end of the day, about 8 hours later, it [...]

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The Ten Most Dangerous Tools in Carpentry

By Eric Hart | Published: May 20, 2009

I found a great post at ToolCrib about the ten most dangerous woodworking tools. What makes it great is that it attempts to survey what woodworkers think are the most dangerous tools in the shop, and also lists the statistics about the most common injuries from woodworking shops. Often, what we think are the most [...]

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Prop guns

By Eric Hart | Published: February 9, 2009

There’s an interesting post over at Controlbooth.com about the correct handling of prop guns. What makes this a success is that we SEVERELY LIMIT who touches the guns, how, where, and when. Guns are NEVER ‘dry fired’. That is, fired without a live round in ‘em. In our world, if you pull the trigger, you [...]

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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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