Garth Johnson of Extreme Craft is in China this summer, studying ceramics. He posted about how craftsmen create the giant ceramic pots that I’ve often looked at and wondered, “How on earth do they do that!?” Check out his post to see how the pots, hand-thrown, are created.
From the MAKE Flickr pool Behold Igaaks’ CNC plasma torch-cut sunglasses, as demoed at a recent TechShop Durham monthly meeting – Material is copper, bent by hand, then heat treated, then coated with acrylic. […] The only thing it might need is some kind of padding for the nose, and after talking with folks at […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool No – it’s not jello! Senseless_ shares his recipe for a homemade drain cleaner – Cooking up a pot of natural drain cleaner to eat away build up in one of our rentals while it/s empty. 7x 16 ounce beers, 5 pounds of sugar, 3 packs of baking yeast and […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr member Zomie84 made this simple portable speaker set from a PET bottle, so it already fits a number of existing holders on backpacks and bikes. Check out the full instructable here.
Instructables user dedub01 chronicled the conversion of his hall coat closet into a well-insulated wine cellar. He writes: I decided to build this website after becoming frustrated while searching the Internet for practical information on how to inexpensively convert a coat closet into a wine closet. It seemed like everything was either sites for companies […]
One of my favorite projects is a favorite not for its complexity but for the effect it provides. In “Let’s Rumble” from MAKE Volume 02, Craig Engler shows us how he added bass shakers to his home theater chairs to pump up the movie effects. I’m not much of a movie buff, but I love […]
Petal to the Metal is an Etsy shop by crafter Robyn Devine who’s created an alternative to traditional wedding flowers. Featured in her store are handmade bouquets and boutonnieres, as well as flower bunches for one-of-a-kind centerpieces — much more cost effective than real flowers. (And they *will* last forever!) If you don’t have time […]
