How-To: Yarn Stamps
Get the kids involved in creating their own gift wrap by making these brilliant yarn stamps. Check Lion Brand Yarn for the complete tutorial.
Month: December 2009
Handmade Settlers of Catan gameboard
From the MAKE Flickr pool Sean_st shares pics of his homegrown Settlers of Catan boardgame. He even carved his own buildings and roads from soapstone & alabaster! Have a closer look at his work on Flickr.
Wii remote for MAME on iPhone
Mobile gaming mastermind ZodTTD has updated his mame4iPhone app to use BTStack, allowing the use of a Wii remote as a controller. I could see using this with the iPhone app video out hack as a low-cost casual gaming console.
Chumby in a book
Gary Watts built his Chumby Guts Kit into a hollowed-out book. Check out the other two photos at his Flickr. More: Build: Chumby Guts kit In the Maker Shed: Chumby Guts What’s a Chumby? Glad you asked! It’s an amazing little piece of technology that lets you get what’s best on the web and delivers […]
Big Apple Hobbies in NY looking for builders
Gabe from Big Apple Hobbies is looking for people who want to learn to build “one of these things” on Saturday at Big Apple Hobbies in the middle of Queens… he writes – The idea is that they make a small wing section that contains all the representative elements and steps required to make a […]
Ham radio fun for holiday air travel
It’s the holiday season, and if you’re stuck in an airport, this is a great opportunity to have some ham radio fun! You can listen to air traffic of flights as they take off and land. I find this amusing because it’s like listening to a live airport reality TV show that you’re a part […]
Wall-mounted exploding/reassembling picture frame machine
From YouTube user MechanicalSculptor comes this awesome gear-pr0n automaton, reminiscent of the work of Arthur Ganson. [via The Automata / Automaton Blog]
