DIY Compressed Earth Block Floor
Lay your own earthen brick floor for about $60.
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DIY powder coating rig
I stumbled across this powder coating make blog post a while ago and decided to build something similar. My first attempt worked well but I built an improved unit with a similar topology to commercial units. I’m in the process of building my third prototype now.
How-To: Homemade Magic Shell for Ice Cream
Sarah James at Instructables writes: Try this homemade magic shell ice cream topping recipe, and be amazed at how simple and delicious (and customizable!) it is. Using only two ingredients, you can make a marvelous crispy chocolate coating for your ice cream. Stick with basic chocolate, or spice it up with any flavor combinations you […]
How-To: Make a Tangram Puzzle
Meg of Elsie Marley shares a tutorial for making a tangram puzzle from balsa wood. I used to love playing with these when I was a kid, and I’m thinking I need to try my hand at it again and introduce my kids to the fun of a tangram puzzle.
Little Blue Egg Flower Pot Grill
Inspired by our coverage here on MAKE of flower-pot cooker/smokers, Nigel Vezeau (Ottawa, Canada) created this lovely “Little Blue Egg, a Big Green Egg knockoff. He used two big flower pots, an Ikea table, and a few other scrounged bits and pieces. About six months ago I was at a friend’s place jamming, hanging out, […]
How-To: PBJ-Cream Cone
“This photo was taken sometime in the ten or twelve seconds I managed to resist eating it,” writes Steve Hoefer, creator of the peanut butter and jelly ice cream cone. It consists of a cone-shaped piece of peanut butter toast filled with strawberry ice cream cone.
How To: Quick Kimchi Recipe
I love being part of a CSA; while the box is usually packed full of my favorite fruits and veggies, there’s always something in there that I have no idea what to do with. Fortunately, the farmers include a handy recipe sheet each week. Last week there was a lovely Napa cabbage, and an easy […]