This chair is made from a 55-gallon plastic drum, along with six small bolts, nuts, washers, six drywall screws, and a little ingenuity. It’s “surprisingly comfortable” (claims its builder). Recycled 55 Gallon Barrel Chair [Thanks, Seth Robinson!]
Maker Faire Africa is a “celebration of African ingenuity, innovation and invention, that will take place August 13-15 at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Ghana’s capital, Accra.” It is not an official Maker Faire event, but it has our blessing. Many of the African makers we’ve featured here on the […]
Mary Joy writes: I’m currently putting together a Periodic Table for Knitting. I got the idea when I saw two other periodic tables based on typefaces and game controllers. Knitting’s symbols and abbreviations are interconnected and so the periodic table’s hierarchical organization is a perfect fit for it. It’s halfway done at this point; I […]
Your kids will go cha, cha, cha for these homemade maracas by Babyccino that you can make with simple paper mache techniques and colorful tissue paper. [ via AT ohdeedoh ]
For those of you in the Bay Area who are looking for an interesting mix of science and art, check out the 2nd Annual Science & Art Appreciation Night at the Chabot Space and Science Center this Friday, April 24 from 7pm – 11pm (link). They’ll have some cool exhibits from local artists as well […]
Make a unique one-string, electric or bass guitar out of PVC and wood. Thanks go to Tom Zimmerman for the original article in MAKE, Volume 09. To download The Strung Out MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Strung Out article in MAKE, Volume 09 “Strung Out” and you can see […]
Make a unique one-string, electric or bass guitar out of PVC and wood. Thanks go to Tom Zimmerman for the original article in MAKE, Volume 09.View the PDF of this project. and then subsribe to MAKE Magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend.
