Wow! The 11th Make: NYC 1/28/2009 meeting was PACKED! The task – make “timer” based on the material the Make: NYC gang supplied, in under two hours and it needs to ring a bell at the end of 10 seconds. I’ll try and get some links to the winner and update the post later – […]
Ben crafted this fine-looking enclosure/keyboard with a variety of wood types – he then made it functional by adding the guts of a regular old plastic keyboard – The purple keyboard is made of the woods: purple heart, santos mahogony (for the ‘white keys’) and an unidentified yellow wood for the black keys. The woods […]
The Knitty surprises are up and include a pattern for this knitted heart. The pattern was created by Kristin Ledgett, co-owner of The Knit Café in Toronto. If you start knitting now, you can make it in time for Valentine’s Day.
No, it doesn’t just cost 5 cents. This tilt sensor earns its name because it’s made out of a nickel and still really cheap (in a good way). (via hackaday)
Here’s a neat post about growing shiitake mushrooms. Looks like you don’t have to do much other than keep the log moist after initial setup: Some of the most expensive and delicious gourmet mushrooms on the market are shiitakes, which also are credited in Asia with healthful properties such as lowering cholesterol and improving immunity […]
In case you tire of photocell for sound (ahh but who could?), here’s a demonstration using an entirely different type of sensor – Short demonstration of the device used for my “Nunk on Droise” (Noise Under the Influence) performances. The device is constituted of three alcohol sensors connected through an Arduino board to a computer […]
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Totally Severe created this funny “Price is Right” themed embroidery for Gallery Hanahou’s Forget Me-Not show. Forget Me-Not embroidered love from the new craft movement February 6 – 27 Opening reception: February 6th, 6-8 pm @ gallery hanahou 611 Broadway, Suite 730, NYC galleryhanahou.com
