Skull-a-day made a giant skull collage from “Zombie” brain slices via NOTCOT. Last month I made a special trip to visit my friends at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum. Anna, the curator, asked if I could make a new skull for an upcoming project of theirs and of course I said yes, […]
…with equally meticulous build notes, by Bradley W. Lewis, who, among other bits of impressive handiwork, turned, milled, bored, and blued his own custom metal fittings for the handle. Shown also is the interesting “LED ladder” he soldered to illuminate the blade. [via Hack a Day]
A couple of years ago, I posted about an amazing paper installation by Kirsten Hassenfeld I saw in New York; it was an elaborate temple made entirely from white paper. Her latest work uses the same material but has a completely different look. Blueware references blue and white ceramics, used everywhere from Delft to Morocco, […]
So, what do you think? Have you had a chance to spend some time on Make: Projects yet? We’d love to get some feedback. What do you like about our new projects area? What would you like to see added or changed? Have you tried any of the projects? How did that go? Have you […]
Join fiber guru Brookelynn Morris at Williamsburg’s fiber shop, The Yarn Tree, in Brooklyn NY for this week’s CRAFT Video. She provides a great overview of fibers for felting. Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, download the m4v video directly, or watch it on YouTube. Shop proprietor Linda LaBelle does a bunch of outreach […]
Derek Bell didn’t want to have tacky black consumer electronics cases in his living room, so he gutted a couple of satellite speakers and used antique clocks as enclosures. The subs are hidden in the gilt below the speakers. A very elegant solution!
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