It’s decorative gourd season, peeps! I just can’t wait to get my hands on some gourds and arrange them just so. They look so very seasonal. Reputable gourd shop Welburn Gourd Farm is offering a free download of “The Beginner’s Guide to Gourd Crafting.” It contains some great tips and how-tos to get your started […]
A High Tech DIY Renaissance, a great video by Andy Jordan! Makerbot, NYCR and Adafruit make appearances! From hacker spaces to profitable businesses, tinkering is experiencing a renaissance. WSJ’s Andy Jordan explores some of the “stuff” people are making with new devices that encourage hacking and creativity. Update: Here’s the article that goes along with […]
As a special preview for MAKE’s upcoming Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest, we’re giving away two copies of Scorpia and Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz, the fourth and fifth books in the Alex Rider series. Just leave a comment in this post and tell us why you or your kid(s) needs one of these […]
If that all sounds too complicated, don’t sweat. What I’m going to show in this tutorial is simply how to build a simple piece of apparatus that allows you to collect pure gas samples over water. You can collect carbon dioxide, oxygen, hydrogen–anything you can generate and direct down a hose.
Looking to take a break from tinkering on your latest project this weekend? Here are some fine maker events to check out, from The Maker Events Calendar.
Somewhere at the junction of modern open-source hardware and early 80’s Russia lives a beautiful new DIY kit from the Maker Shed called the Ice Tube Clock.
Getting a pair of awesome jeans – and discounted, no less – is great. Add to that experience drinks, music and custom embroidery by me, and it’s a rocking night! Folks in Austin, come out to Madewell in the Domain Thursday, November 12 from 7 to 9 PM for the Denim After Dark event. They’ll […]
