{"id":2199,"date":"2013-07-31T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/2199-freakin-sweet-3d-printed-knots.html"},"modified":"2022-10-14T12:25:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T16:25:41","slug":"freakin-sweet-3d-printed-knots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/freakin-sweet-3d-printed-knots","title":{"rendered":"Freakin’ Sweet 3D Printed Knots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you like Freakin’ Sweet Knots?  How about Freakin’ Sweet Apps?  Meet John Allwine, he’s a master of both!<\/p>\n

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John is an awesome Shapeways Shop Owner <\/a>who is using 3D Printing to turn his love for knot tying into a freakin’ sweet
\nsmall business! Now that is what we love to hear! He launched his <\/span>Freakin’ Sweet Knots custom ring app<\/a> last week.  The app leverages <\/span>Shapeways API<\/a> allows shoppers to customize rings based on a variety of sizes and Shapeways materials! I had an awesome conversation with John over Skype and learned all about the future of his app and the reoccurring role of knots in his own life, all while he sat on his front porch(jealous!)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why knots?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I did a program with Dreamworks where they take you right out of college and train you for six months.  You have to generate a 3D thing that’s sort of woven or procedural in some way.  I made an animation of a knot being tied, and I got a job.  I’ve always had a thing for tying knots.  I even make my dog knotted toys.<\/p>\n