Mechanics for Creating Wooden Automatons
Course final project
A course by Eduardo Salzane , Artist
About the final project for: Mechanics for Creating Wooden Automatons
Mechanics for Creating Wooden Automatons
“I want to thank you for allowing yourself to experience a new building process! My main recommendations are: have fun with the creative process and don't worry about very precise measurements or complex movements. And to help organize your project, I've prepared a list of essential steps. Check out: • Analyze and interpret project drawings. • Assemble necessary materials and basic tools. • Draw the pieces on the wood and start cutting and drilling. • Pre-assemble the parts to check the functioning of the mechanisms. • Complete the finishing of the handles and wooden parts and fix what is necessary.













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“We've concluded the course. and I want to express my gratitude for embracing new experiments and When others engage in crafting automatons or intricate mechanical devices. my heart races with excitement. as I witness numerous artists bringing their imaginative visions to life through these tangible forms. You are part of this. Focus on fun. Don't stress over exact measurements or overly complex movements. or overly complex movements either. Steer clear of self-criticism and avoid judging others harshly. Enjoy whatever is available to you. As observed. during our construction process. some w...”
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Course summary for: Mechanics for Creating Wooden Automatons
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Art Toys, Character Design, Sculpture, Toy Design, Woodworking

Eduardo Salzane
A course by Eduardo Salzane
Graduated in social communication from Unesp, artist Eduardo Salzane has already worked with authorial photography, puppet theater and some circus modalities before specializing in the universe of automatons — sculptures that move from a crank.
He has given workshops at different institutions throughout Brazil and his works have been exhibited in several galleries in the interior of São Paulo and at the Ecomuseum of Itaipu, in Foz do Iguaçu. Currently, he develops his work with reused wood and creates a universe of poetry in motion in each of his pieces.
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