They’ve got to be heavy, and I can’t imagine how they might ride, but there’s no denying the post-apocalyptic awesomeness of sporting a bike you welded up yourself from a pile of rebar. Up top is a shot from the consistently-amusing-but-often-offensive There, I Fixed It, that got me Googling around for more….
Pam of Gingerbread Snowflakes (aka Diane Gilleland‘s mom) celebrates 90 days until Christmas with this tutorial on how to make Matryoshka/Russian nesting dolls from gourds.
I remember awhile back when video of the original XOS prototype made the rounds. Well, now, defense behemoth Raytheon is back with another somewhat cheesy testosterone-fueled video showing the new lighter, stronger XOS 2 prototype performing various feats of strength in preparation for the upcoming holiday season. There’s heavy metal music and one of the actors from Iron Man who is not, ah, actually Iron Man.
Molly of Rocketboom paid a visit to World Maker Faire this weekend and filed this video report. Molly Goes to the Maker Faire
Sean @ Make: Online writes: A Seattle family exposed to the virulent penny floor meme has contracted a more expensive (and therefore probably less contagious) mutant strain that metabolizes nickels instead of pennies. I do like the different color effect this achieves, but by my math (and depending on how much space you leave between […]
It’s Geek Crafts month on CRAFT, where we’ve re-released my LED Embroidery tutorial. Stitch a circuit with conductive thread to make a light-up wall hanging! There’s a video, PDF template, and, of course, step-by-step instructions. In the Maker Shed: LED Sewing Kit
Rachel @ CRAFT points us to these amazingly detailed cut leaves by Nature’s Art, complete with a step-by-step (PDF): Natural leaf carving is actual manual cutting and removal of a leaf’s surface to produce an art work on a leaf. The process of carving is performed by artists using tools to carefully remove the surface […]
