Stick Weaving
Linda of Natural Suburbia (South Africa) has posted a great step-by-step tutorial for weaving using a ‘Y’ shaped stick as the frame. This seems like a fun activity to do with kids! More: God’s Eye Necklaces
Year: 2010
DIY thermal imaging for under $200
I love the detailed build log for a el-cheapo thermal imaging project. One of the first things we heard when we started talking to firefighters about the potential for a heads-up display was “give us more and cheaper access to thermal imaging.” Being the tinkerers that we are, we thought we’d try to cobble something […]
Prosthetics with style
Prosthetics with style… Bespoke Innovations is a San-Francisco-based firm founded by industrial designer Scott Summit and orthopedic surgeon/engineer Dr. Kenneth Trauner. Bespoke is using rapid prototyping to make a product with surprisingly little competition in the marketplace: Personalized prosthetics that not only work well, but look freaking cool.
Chocolate Birthday Computer
It’s our Make: Online pal Sean Ragan’s birthday today, and look what his mom made him: a chocolate retro birthday computer! When I inquired as to how it was made, Sean replied: It’s cast in a couple of molds. Apparently the trick is “tempering” it correctly to avoid a dull chalk surface. She has a […]
Crocheted Butterfly Specimens
I’ve always had an uneasy attraction to butterflies pinned in specimen boxes: stunning, but kind of tragic. These wonderful crocheted butterfly specimen boxes solve that problem! I wish I were good enough at crochet to make my own patterns, but here’s a start. [via Aesthetic Outburst]
Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Cooking for Geeks
Jeff Potter is the author of one of our favorite new books around here, O’Reilly’s best-selling Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food. We asked Jeff to put together a collection of some of his favorite cooking gear that he thought other geek cooks might appreciate. Bon appegeek! —Gareth I jokingly […]
CRAFT Pattern: Crochet Tiger Kitty
By Kristin Roach Aww… so sweet when this little tiger kitty is sleeping, you better hope to never meet him awake. Don’t let that sweet sleepy face surprise you; he’s the fiercest little tiger I know. Materials 10g – Fingering Weight Yarn, Color A 10g – Fingering Weight Yarn, Color B 10g – Fingering Weight […]
