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Shape Shifting Toy Robots Part 2

Here are some of our old creations that we forgot to post about. These are some of our wooden shapeshifting ...

Wooden Graduation Hat Charms

Graduation time is upon us and what better way to celebrate than creating something fun. For this year's celebration we ...

Wood Carvings: Rabbit

Our workshop is littered with dismantled robots, failed contractions, forgotten monsters and lots of little wood cravings. This is an ...

Castello di Amorosa

Ever wish a medieval castle was just a drive away? In you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you ...

Wood Sculpture: Cat

This cute little wooden cat was a quick build from some leftover pieces. We wanted a simple toy that would ...

Maker Fest at Ecole Bilingue in Berkeley

The Hip Monsters team was thrilled to be invited to a Maker Fest last week at Ecole Bilingue in Berkeley, ...

Girl Genius Dingbot Robot Part One

We decided to finally make an attempt to build a Dingbot robot based on the girl genius web comics. Please ...
DIY Apothecary Cabinet and herbs

Our Apothecary Cabinet

As well as working with technology, the Hip Monsters team also works with magic. This is our handmade apothecary cabinet, ...

First Robotics Competition in SF

We had a lot of fun at the First Robotics Competition at St Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco CA. We ...
spokeshave with wooden wand

Wand Making

At the beginning of the Covid pandemic, we wanted to create magic for ourselves and our friends and hone our ...