The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
We’re super excited about our new issue, MAKE Volume 28, which just hit newsstands last week. The issue theme is Toys and Games, and naturally, our entire focus was on fun, from the playful 8-bit graphics style of the cover design by eBoy to the 176 pages of projects and profiles that give you permission […]
Bzzzzrrrreeeeepeh-khkhkhhhhhhhk! Build your own Noise Toy with this kit from electronic noise group the Loud Objects. Plug in your headphones and glitch out, or jack into an amp and play it as an instrument. These kits come complete with a custom-printed circuit board, a noise generating microchip programmed with the firmware Loud Objects uses for […]
The Brothers Brick has technical details, and a brief interview with builder Nick Jensen about why and how. The “Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matรฉriel” is Nick’s 10th full-size replica weapon, from the Halo universe, built entirely from Lego elements.
Iโve built several boat kits from Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC). Iโd recommend the Wood Duck kayak with the okoume deck to start out with, but all of the kits have been very complete (just add sandpaper, paint, and varnish) and have gone together just as the straightforward, illustrated manuals say they should. In addition, there […]
This straightforward kit provides the parts to convert your snowboard into a backcountry splitboard capable of skinning deep into the wintry wonderland. All the heavy-duty hardware to mount the components to the board is included. You supply marine epoxy and the gumption to saw your trustworthy deck in half. The process is simple but time-consuming, […]
Using the book Kayaks You Can Build by Ted Moores and Greg Rossel, I built my first Coho, a stitch-and-glue plywood sea kayak. I considered kits from Redfish, Chesapeake Light Craft, Waters Dancing, and One Ocean, but I settled on Pygmy because other buildersย touted how accurate their CNC router-cut parts are. Plus I had seenย a […]
Though making your own technical outdoor gear may seem out of reach, all it takes is a good pattern, solid instructions, techie fabrics, and some sewing skill. Thru-Hiker puts the pieces in your hands;ย you add the skill and patience. This vest kit isย a good one to tackle for starters, and includesย a toasty layer of Primaloft, […]
