Crafting a ‘SuperFoam’ Chair
I’m digging Rich Gilbert’s SuperFoam chair, especially the construction video. I’ve always wondered how you could form bubbles in silicone, and now I know: balloons!
Year: 2009
Betz White’s Felt + Stitch Holiday II Online Workshop
Great news! Betz White has opened up a second session of her Felt + Stitch Holiday II online workshop! Betz writes: Join me for a second session* of my first-ever online workshop! No matter where you live we can gather together online to make wonderful felted wool projects for your holiday décor and gift giving. […]
How-To: Homemade pen plotter with laser attachment
Very thorough build notes from Viacheslav Slavinsky, who built a plotter from scratch, then souped it up by adding a 300 mW laser in place of the pen. I was interested to note that while 300 mW isn’t a lot of laser power, apparently it can cut through slightly more than a centimeter of “high density foam.” I’d be curious how it fares against EPS and/or XPS. [via Hack a Day]
Bringing a ’20s radio back to life
Got an old radio from the ’20s, and want to bring it back to life? Well, the quickest way is probably be to remove all those dusty components and use the cabinet to hide a new stereo. That’s not what radio hacker Greg Charvat had in mind for his, though.
Book Review, Recipe, & Giveaway: Savory Baking
Savory Baking: Warm and Inspiring Recipes for Crisp, Crumbly, Flaky Pastries by Mary Cech, photographs by Noel Barnhurst As it gets colder this autumn, what could be lovelier than a leisurely weekend day in a warm kitchen? Baking at home is fun and rewarding, but there are only so many cookies and cakes you and […]
How-To: “Eye of Sauron” swirly vacuum-tube pumpkin
The neatest part about this, er, “Pie of Sauron” pumpkin build by AnubisTTP is the vintage Soviet ‘dekatron’ counting tube that burns at its pupil. It’s also got LED backlighting inside. And I couldn’t resist posting this little dekatron animated .gif from the Wikipedia article:
Favorite Scarf (for now)
This is my favorite scarf. That I bought last year. I have several other favorite scarves. Probably about 10 or so that are favorites, and another dozen or so that I really, really like. Favorites include the one I got at a thrift store in Germany this summer; the one I bought in San Francisco […]
