Furniture Projects, How-Tos and More

This Exceptionally Fancy Cabinet Is Made from Shop Scraps

I'm Neil McKinlay a maker working from a small workshop in the wilderness of Scotland. I'm owner of Caleb & Taylor, a small family business mainly making furniture but do bars, kitchens and finish carpentry called upon.

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July 29th, 2016July 27th, 2016

Neil McKinlay made this small – but quite fancy – cabinet as a proof of concept for a bigger piece he was planning on making.

Noble Gases Turn into a Light Up Rainbow with a Tesla Coil

By Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Michelle, or Binka, makes . While at Maker Media, she oversaw publications, outreach, and programming for kids, families, and schools. Before joining Maker Media in 2007, she worked at the Exploratorium, in Mitchel Resnick’s Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, and as a curriculum designer for various publishers and educational researchers. When she’s not supporting future makers, including her two young sons, Binka does some making of her own, most often as a visual artist.

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June 29th, 2016July 21st, 2016

A Tesla coil is the only thing powering these glass tubes filled with noble gasses, creating a glowing rainbow.

Welding a Rusty Nuts Shop Stool

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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June 14th, 2016

A bucket of nuts and a blinding amount of welding later and you have this metal-as-hell shop stool.

Giaco Whatever Builds an Industrial Style Space Lamp

By GIACO WHATEVER

GIACO WHATEVER

Serial entrepreneur in the internet world, maker of things in the real one hoping to inspire others.

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June 8th, 2016June 7th, 2016

What’s the easiest thing to start making? A Lamp. Giaco Whatever demonstrates with a cool space inspired lamp.

Illuminate Your Walls with Beehive-Inspired Modular Lighting

By Lisa Martin

Lisa Martin

A typical day for Lisa includes: getting up to see the sunrise, bicycling, interning at Make:, reading and writing short stories, and listening to audiobooks and podcasts for hours while working on projects or chores.

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May 17th, 2016May 13th, 2016

Honeycomb patterns inspired the design behind this light fixture. The modular design means the shape can be reconfigured.

This Smart Mirror Uses Gestures to Avoid Smudging

By Tobias Weis

Tobias Weis

I am a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Frankfurt, my current research is focused on cognitive vision systems for transportation, robotics and surveillance, I am one of the founders of the RoboCup-Team "Bembelbots" and the Joint Robotics Lab at the University of Frankfurt. I love open source, making/hacking/3d-printing all kinds of stuff, computer vision, machine learning and electronics. With Team /AFK, I will participate in the charity fund-raising rally "Baltic Sea Circle" in June (www.team-afk.de). In my free time I enjoy running, mountain biking, riding my motorcycle and photography.

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May 16th, 2016September 1st, 2016

Tobias Weis designed this smart mirror to be controlled by voice and gesture so that he can check daily reports without leaving smudges.