Maker Table with Drawer Mod
Anyone who’s been to a Maker Faire, or in the MAKE officers, has seen the ubiquitous Maker Bench, a simple, very beefy workbench that we put together, made with components from our friends at Simplified Building Concepts.
Month: August 2011
“The Art of Flight” Redefining Snowboard Cinematography
Fifteen years ago, when I first got into snowboarding, the oohs and ahhs of watching snowboarding flicks came mostly from the feats executed, not necessarily the filming techniques and equipment used. But the new film “The Art of Flight” is redefining what is possible both in feats and filming techniques. Amplifying the jaw-dropping skills of […]
Cork Heart With Wine-Stain Color Gradient
I like this cork heart that Kristina of Lovely Morning made. She used the various shades of purple and pink wine-stained corks to create a color gradient. I can imagine a neat coffee table, if you arranged the stained corks in an interesting way on a table and put a piece of glass on top.
Creative Grooming
I can’t think of a quirkier craft than turning a poodle into a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, shark scene, or Pac-Man.
News From The Future – How To Get $12 Billion Of Gold To Venezuela
There are 99 tons already being held at the Bank of England; according to the FT, the plan is to transfer other gold to the Bank of England from custodians such as Barclays, HSBC, and Standard Chartered; then, once it’s all in one place, um, well, nobody has a clue what might happen.
How-To: Make Braided Knit Flip-Flop Straps
I almost never wear flip-flops—the plastic straps are so uncomfortable when they’re being broken in, that it just isn’t worth it for a pair of boring summer shoes. But, this tutorial for making braided knit flip-flop straps from Make It and Love It has me rethinking my position. With straps fashioned out of upcycled t-shirts, […]
MakeShift 26 Deadline Tomorrow
Okay, all you creative problem solvers! Tomorrow (Aug. 26, 2011) is the deadline to turn in solutions to the MakeShift scenario that was featured in MAKE Volume 26. The Scenario: While on an early winter camping trip you get caught in a snowstorm, which you handily survive (see Volume 22, โMakeShift: Snowboundโ). But when you […]
