By Glen Whitney for the Museum of Mathematics There is perhaps no topic that has brought the worlds of math and practical construction so close together as the study of linkages. These are mechanical systems of bars and joints (and sometimes plates and hinges and slides, but we’re going to stick with bars and joints […]
Living in cramped quarters, every inch of one’s walls become precious real estate, where storage must be maximized. These shelves are a great solution. I happened to find some oak table leaves in the alley that came in handy for this project.
Multitalented maker Matthew Borgatti vividly recalls the monster pipe organ shoved into every nook and cranny of a home in his suburban childhood neighborhood. “I remember touring it as a Boy Scout, watching the elderly couple who owned the place pull up sections of the floor to reveal wooden organ pipes cut at odd angles […]
And we’re back with our thirty-seventh installment of Your Comments. Here are our favorites from the past week, from Makezine, our Facebook page, and Twitter.
Getting hitched? Or maybe you’re just looking for a creative way to add some unique typography to your home decor? Check out this rope words tutorial that Jessica and Garett from Wednesday shared on Green Wedding Shoes. Who would have thought using jute beyond the 1970’s could be so cute! These rope words are a […]
When Jeff Stone and his wife, Susan, decided to build a telescope, run-of-the-mill building materials just wouldn’t do.
More and more parents are taking it upon themselves to organize groups of kids for after-school hands-on learning projects. Read Joe Mayer’s account of building robots with 7- to 10-year-olds at makezine.com/go/educate for inspiration. To gather pearls of wisdom, we asked a few of our favorite educators, “What are your top five tips for building […]
