Comments on: Hardware Hacking: Handmade Tools in Africa

By: russian motorcycles

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By: Paula Kahumbu

Paula Kahumbu — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:53:39 +0000

While visiting Goma in DR Congo I came across wooden bicycles- now that was amazing – I put up a photo on my blog baraza.wildlifedirect.org. Also Eric Kabera has made a short film about an inventive guy in Gisenyi who invented a taxi bike with a radio watch it here. ..http://youtube.com/watch?v=oWZtMrd_XXQ

By: Paula Kahumbu

Paula Kahumbu — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:53:03 +0000

While visiting Goma in DR Congo I came across wooden bicycles- now that was amazing. Also Eric Kabera has made a short film about an inventive guy in Gisenyi who invented a taxi bike with a radio watch it here. ..http://youtube.com/watch?v=oWZtMrd_XXQ

By: The Project

The Project — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:48:50 +0000

Hardware Hacking: Handmade Tools in Africa…

I keep an eye on these guys because when it comes to rolling over into the next phase of human development, knowing how to reuse precision-machined materials will be critical: Hardware Hacking: Handmade Tools in Africa. Fabrication is an important…

By: Dave Donelson

Dave Donelson — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:19:56 +0000

I love handmade tools, no matter where they're from. I have a piano-tuning wrench made by the grandfather. Dave Donelson, author of Heart of Diamonds