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Ski mold re-cut

Another interesting project through the shop recently was re-cutting a used ski mold to suit a new ski profile from a local handmade ski manufacturer in Queenstown, New Zealand.It was fun to play with some 3D tool paths and utilize every Axis of our CNC router simultaneously. Here’s a Quick video of the process. Enjoy.

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Blackhurst’s house truck renovation

A local Kingston family asked us to renovate their house truck for them. It was in rough shape when we started and the first jobs consisted of removing the old kitchen to replace rotten floor panels that then got fresh vinyl. We went on to building a new rustic style kitchen using reclaimed native Rimu […]

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5 things to consider before attempting to build your own camper van

Your New Zealand holiday has begun. You know that van life is the best way to truly experience New Zealand and after seeing so many beautiful builds on the internet you decide to do your own. Because you want to do it your way. Your layout for your toys and needs.  You buy the Biggest […]

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1998 Nissan Caravan interior

This beast of an off road van started out as a passenger carrier for a local tour operator. we brought it to use as a shell to prototype our design in. We fitted a “low spec” version of our interior meaning to say that we left out some fancy things like fridge, water pump and […]

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