Red’s Toyland

Great Balls of Tea — Details of Spherification

By Red Byer, on August 29th, 2010

I popped the clumpy mixture into the microwave for 30 seconds and took it just shy of a boil — voila, the sodium alginate clumps broke apart and a whisk finished the job. The resulitng liquid was fairly bubble free and slightly thicker (think maple syrup). […]

August 29th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Non-Fiction, Projects, Random | One comment

Wedding Board Update

By Red Byer, on June 25th, 2004

Here’s an awesome photo of an open board with 7 pegs in each of the 7 color modes. And here is another picture showing the top and the power switch.

The Pegs for The Wedding Board were quite the work. To this date, over 100 Pegs have been constructed in various forms. They turned out […]

June 25th, 2004 | Tags: , | Category: Projects | Leave a comment

Cribbage Board #10 Completed!

By Red Byer, on June 4th, 2004

I am pleased to announce the completion of Cribbage Board #10. It has taken 3.5 years of hard work and dedication.

The first completed Wedding Board was “shipped” on 4/16. The second was “shipped” on 6/12. Documentation was assembled and completed on 6/25 (for a design contest).

Check back soon for more pictures and documents […]

June 4th, 2004 | Tags: , | Category: Projects | Leave a comment