MusicMiK shares his PCB creation process while working on a couple of phaser effects pedal boards. If you’re interested in making your own boards this will of course be of interest. Keep in mind, some of the techniques he demonstrates could be accomplished by relatively simpler means – such as using iron-on transfer or presensitized […]
Here’s a really interesting-looking remake art contest announcement we received, with decent prizes, even. To show how discarded items can be redesigned into works of art as well as functional everyday items. Prizes First Place • $2,000 Cash Award • Future exhibition opportunity in a highly visible San Francisco venue or museum • Featured in […]
Trumpeter Clark Terry talked about how he learned to listen and play music on a re-broadcast of the Billy Taylor Jazz program on NPR, which I caught a portion of in my car. Terry said that he and his friends built crystal radios to pick up music over the air. The radios were cheap and […]
Tech artist Aaron Ristau was one of my favorite makers at last year’s Austin Maker Faire. He does gorgeous work, fashioning the technological detritus around us into beautiful art objects. He’s recently done a serious of steampunk-inspired pieces, including these awesome glasses. He shared this new work with our pals over at the Steampunk Workshop. […]
In the Make: Online Toolbox, we try to focus on tools that fly under the radar of more conventional tool coverage: in-depth tool-making projects, strange or specialty tools unique to a trade or craft that can be useful elsewhere, tools and techniques you may not know about, but once you do, and incorporate them into […]
I am so digging all of the bot sculptures that Tinkerbots shares in the MAKE Flickr pool. This one is VICTRON aka Slim. Love the model airplane engine on the back. Tinkerbots More: Tinkerbots’ rayguns
I’m drooling over the inspirational silhouette post filled with tons of photos over at Apartment Therapy SF. So I decided to add a couple of crafty how-tos so you can create your own photo silhouettes to add to your home decor. On design*sponge, Stu and Janet at three potato four have a tutorial on making […]
