Molluscs and Monsters

While I wait just a bit longer to make absolutely certain the Danish Oil-Alkyd Oil Paint stain on Garbage Guitar is cured before I slap a coat of polyurethane on there, I turn to a different project: headphones.

I have a sensory processing disorder, and headphones that are at least noise isolating are a prerequisite for me existing in the world, but my current earmuff style pair is starting to fail in ways I can't fix without dropping more cash than the whole headset is worth on a new set of drivers. My Fancy Headphones, meanwhile, are neither sufficiently noise-blocking for out-of-the-house use, nor something I feel comfortable taking out of the house due to the fanciness. If those get lost or stolen I cannot afford to replace them.

So I'm taking a three dollar two-pack of earmuffs, the drivers + part of the hardware for an old pair of extremely broken headphones, and an audio cord that was still good except for the connectors, and making my own frankenphones. But because I'm me, I have dramatically overcomplicated things.

Thus, The Beafts:



There are more Beafts on one of the headphone cups (and you can see them on my pillowfort actually) but I need to get going for a bit so I'll put those in their own post later.