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New York City is often analogized as a “concrete jungle.” For me that might be very fitting, as I often find myself hunting makers, But unlike a machete-wielding jungle-clearing Amazonian, my approach usually involves asking questions such as “What does this do?” and “How’d you make that?” So earlier this week, I was out for a lunchtime stroll when I spotted this guy Tucker on his bike.
David Ye of Split Reaction (and who appears in the trailer in the flamethrower scene) sent in a link to this cool-looking show called JUNKies. Long Island’s Jimmy’s Junk is the premiere junkyard for the subculture of high-end inventors, backyard builders and antique pickers constantly looking for missing parts to complete their passion projects. The […]
Anyone who’s tried it knows that “pipe” or “tube welding” is an art that takes a while to master. This outstanding phototutorial by Amy Qian wonโt substitute for the hours of practice needed to draw a good bead around a fishmouth seam, but if youโve got the chops…
Lego, founded by father and son Ole and Gotfred Kirk Christiansen in Billund, Denmark, in 1932, injection molded its first modern-style Lego brick in 1963. Shortly thereafter, in 1964, they introduced the first of their Lego system toys that included printed instructions. Since that time, Lego has manufactured models that range from about ten pieces up to their largest set ever…
I had a great time visiting some of my favorite thrift stores in metro Detroit this weekend. I picked up some great craft supplies, including a lot of fantastic vintage sewing patterns. My favorite has to be this 1964 Barbie doll offering from McCall’s. Not only could you make some evening outfits for Barbie, Ken […]
By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics We looked at playing card constructions before in this column, but this one by Nick Sayers is impressively intricate. The 270 playing cards each have four slits, and lock together like the classic IQ Lamp. Each card is forced into a curved form because it locks with […]
Jeff Highsmith, who works for REI, built this wonderful servomechanical arcade game (called Peak 97) as part of “a series of automatons and robotic effigies of my coworkers.”
