How-To: Carve Rocks with a Dremel
Every crafter should have some basic carving skills under her/his belt, and this rock carving tutorial from Lil Blue Boo is a great place to get started. Just think of the creative possibilities!
Year: 2012
ProtoDROM: Prototyping with Pure Data and Processing
In this post Shawn Greenlee writes about his experience getting the Pure Data real-time audio synthesis tool working with Processing. Shawn is a musician and Foundation faculty at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. Take it away Shawn: Lately I’ve been using libPd and Processing to prototype audio apps for iOS on my […]
Math Monday: Linkages – Biomimicry
Today, we’re going to look at some linkages designed to mimic the walking behavior of living creatures. They are designed to lift a strut up off the ground, plant it farther ahead, and pull it back (which is the power stroke that actually moves an object — or animal — forward.) One inventive person in this area is Joe Klann…
Leather Key Holder Tutorial
My phone has a few deep gouges in the protective skin on its face from my keys rubbing shoulders with it in my purse. I need one of these simple, elegant DIY leather keychain holders!
Maker Faire New York: Brewing as Art
Mark Zappasodi and Scott Van Campen are neighborhood friends from Staten Island. Zappsasodi is a home brewer and Van Campen is a metalworker and artist. Over a couple of beers, they brewed up an idea.
Your Comments
And we’re back with our forty-fourth installment of Your Comments. Here are our favorites from the past week, from Makezine, our Facebook page, and Twitter.
Flashback: Crocheted Mobius Cowl
By Amy O’Neill Houck Photography by Stacy La Mascus A Mobïus wrap is a unique garment with no inside or outside, and only one side and one edge. What does this mean? Well, if you were to take a finger and trace it along the side of the finished cowl, you’d see that your finger […]