Year: 2009

3D printing goes back to the Stone Age

This is really cool. According to ScienceDaily, group of researchers at University of Washington have come up with a formulation of artist’s ceramic powder to replace 3D printing media, which can cost $30-50 per pound. They are distributing their recipe online for free (which can produce a pound of material for less than a dollar). […]

Killer Crochet

I first saw Howie Woo’s work on Neatorama, but then quickly spent way too much time on his site checking out all his killer (get it?) crochet projects, from dynamite to ray guns to cigarettes. This guy has talent! And a wacky sense of humor, which is a mighty fine combination IMHO. (Be sure to […]

How-To: Tree Limb Coasters

ModHomeEcTeacher at Curbly shows you how to take that fallen tree limb and turn it into stylish coasters. A chop (miter) saw is called for (don’t be afraid of power tools!), but I’m sure you could achieve the same effect, albeit more slowly, with a hand saw, jigsaw, band saw, etc.