How Gemstones are Faceted
Ever wondered about how gems are cut and polished? Here’s a great 6-part video series that covers the basics of “meetpoint faceting,” as it’s known, from jeweler John Bailey.
Month: March 2012
How-To: Make a Tailor’s Ham, a Project Excerpt From Mend it Better by Kristin Roach
Kristin Roach, founder and author of Craft Leftovers, has been a long-time contributor to CRAFT (both in print and online) so we are incredibly excited to be able to share a cool project from her new book, Mend It Better. As the title implies, Mend it Better is a book full of tips, history and […]
DIY Bike-Welding Jig
Dave Heisserer and Dillon Hodapp of Minneapolis, MN, are building the Jiggernaut, a crowdfunded bike-welding jig: Dave and I have wanted to build our own bicycle frames for years. Being bike enthusiast as well as handy people, there’s just something about a unique, hand crafted frame that resonated with us. While researching frame building, we […]
ILM Weighs in on Human Birdwings Video
Gizmodo asked the CGI experts at Industrial Light and Magic to look at the human bird wings video that we, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, and a bunch of other sites posted yesterday. Eleven experts cry foul (fowl) and offer some pretty compelling evidence that it’s most likely a well-crafted hoax. CGI Experts Say Flying Bird Man Is […]
Recipe: Vegan Girl Scout Cookies
Vegan food magicians Annie and Dan Shannon from Meet the Shannons made my herbivore heart sing with joy when I saw their recipes for vegan Girl Scout cookies on VegNews! Growing up, I was definitely a Thin Mint girl, but the vegan Samosas look absolutely mouth-watering, and I certainly wouldn’t turn down a batch of […]
Thinkertoys Turn E-Waste into Fun Gadgetry
ThinkerToys is the brainchild of Dhairya Dand, who had the novel idea to build small, simple modules from Arduino that could be wed to common e-waste such as keyboards and CRT televisions.
How-To: Skittles Candy Straws
My sweet tooth is craving some Pixy Stix after seeing this fun tutorial on how to make your own candy straws with Skittles over on The Decorated Cookie. If there as easy as it sounds, I’ll be making my own! So what did I do with the Skittles? I pulverized them. And dumped them into […]
