William Gurstelle Author Profile | Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers

Sir George Cayley and the Glider

01/06/2014

Build the simple plane that defined modern aircraft — 100 years before the Wright brothers. Another fun and fascinating project...

12/25/2013

And the winner is: the Hackmobile, the brainchild of four makers based at Minneapolis’s Hack Factory! The Hackmobile’s designers take...

10/05/2013

Decipher the siphon and build a high-class practical joke, with this ancient prank from Bill Gurstelle's "Remaking History" column.

09/11/2013

Here's how to build a blaster that unleashes carbon dioxide gas to launch T-shirts and other projectiles. CAUTION: Build at...

09/10/2013

Cook up a solid-fuel rocket engine and let it fly, if you have the DIY right stuff.

09/09/2013

Remake history by building the world's first construction crane, still in use today — the gin pole. In antiquity, the only...

08/26/2013

How to re-create a terrifying force of nature using an old record turntable and kerosene. CAUTION: Proceed at your own...

07/09/2013

Danger is a state of mind, and with careful preparation, attention to detail, and exercise of common sense, you can...

02/05/2013

Our favorite events from around the world.

01/04/2013

Imagine a helicopter exploding and falling up, and you’ll get the basic idea of a girandola, an arcane type of...