Comments on: Re-use in the (unofficial) Kenyan Ironworks Industry

By: Local Innovation and Entrepreneurs — WhiteAfrican

Local Innovation and Entrepreneurs — WhiteAfrican — Tue, 31 May 2011 11:41:50 +0000

[...] you find that their resources are made up of re-usable metal and they have deep training in non-traditional metal working methods and [...]

By: Cool Metal Bellows images

Cool Metal Bellows images — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:48:36 +0000

[...] Check out these metal bellows images: Land Rover shaft becomes a chisel Image by whiteafrican More of this story on AfriGadget [...]

By: Maker Faire Africa Features Bicycle-Related Inventors, Projects

Maker Faire Africa Features Bicycle-Related Inventors, Projects — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:17:22 +0000

[...] Odhiambo is a Kenyan metalworker who fabricates everything from wheelbarrows to chisels. His shop was featured on AfriGadget – a simple bicycle wheel mechanism powers the bellows for the forge [...]

By: Cool Metal Bellows images | Bellowing.net

Cool Metal Bellows images | Bellowing.net — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:11:49 +0000

[...] are for weight. Setting the hole in the hammerhead Image by whiteafrican More of this story on AfriGadget What do you think? Please comment below to tell me. .cbadss{ background-color:#FFFFFF; [...]

By: Erik Hersman

Erik Hersman — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:32:39 +0000

hah! Mikel, that’s hilarious. You know, maybe I should go record the sounds of the iron works for a little longer and provide just an audio sample for people to play with… ?

By: Mikel Maron

Mikel Maron — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:26:35 +0000

Maybe my tastes are strange, but close your eyes and that could be music. Someone please sample that audio into a dance track right now .. !

By: …My heart’s in Accra » Bridgeblogger and Xenophile, a tale of two bloggers

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:29:42 +0000

[...] of turning the drive shaft of a Land Rover into a cold chisel… because he’s a Kenyan. And he can tell the story in a way that’s interesting to an audience of American geeks.. because he’s an American [...]

By: AfriGadget and creative recycling « everydaytrash

AfriGadget and creative recycling « everydaytrash — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:07:13 +0000

[...] tagline is “Solving everyday problems with African ingenuity”. Case in point: this post on iron workers in Kenya who fashion chisels from old vehicle gearshifts and automate bellows with [...]

By: AfriGadget » Blog Archive » Maker Faire: Africa 2009

AfriGadget » Blog Archive » Maker Faire: Africa 2009 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:36:59 +0000

[...] Re-use in the Unofficial Kenya Ironworks Industry [...]

By: All Things Metal Clay » Blog Archive » Cool Steel Working Set Up in Nairobi

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:00:19 +0000

[...] Check it out at AfriGadget. [...]