Reminder: Kansas City Mini Maker Faire is this Sunday!
The Kansas City Mini Maker Faire is this Sunday in downtown Parkville, MO.
Year: 2010
Zero Waste Design
Photo by: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Simon Collins, far left, of Parsons, Scott Mackinlay Hahn and Fiona Dieffenbacher with a five-pocket jean pattern. I really enjoyed this article from the Sunday New York Times, “Fashion Tries on Zero Waste Design,” and I’ve been thinking about it all week. It was something I’d never […]
New in the Maker Shed: Minty Boost 3.0
Got the new iPhone? Need to charge it on the go? Well, it’s not a problem with the new MintyBoost 3.0 from the Maker Shed. Build your own MintyBoost: a small and simple (but very powerful and very MAKE-like) USB charger for your iPhone, iPod, or other MP3 player, camera, cell phone, and any other […]
How-To: Dyed Turkey Tail Fungus
Turkey Tails are a very interesting fungus that grow from living and dead trees. They are generally striped brownish yellow white, but they don’t have to be! Learn to dye them in a rainbow of shades.
Exactly perfect little glowing mushroom lamps
I don’t know how else to put it. These lamps, by a Japanese craftsman known as The Great Mushrooming, feature handblown glass mushrooms, with internal LEDs, mounted in found driftwood bases with conspicuous on/off switches. I don’t think they could get any better. [via Inhabitat]
Lost Knowledge: Knot tying
The Lost Knowledge column explores the possible technologies of the future in the forgotten ideas of the past (and those slightly forgotten or just off to the side). We look at retro-tech, “lost” technology, and the make-do, improvised “street tech” of village artisans and tradespeople from around the globe. “Lost Knowledge” was also the theme […]
How-To: Machine your own guitar
Curious about building your own electric guitar? Try this detailed how-to by Instructables user mattthegamer463. In the Maker Shed: Saga Electric Guitar Kit: HT Style