The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Work on your bicycle the easy way with this inexpensive and simple to build bike stand. Get the PDF for this project here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/11/weekend_project_bike_repair_stand.html. More great projects at http://www.makezine.com
Build a fun-for-all-ages mini car launcher for next to nothing. Get the PDF for this project here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/weekend_project_rubber_band_power_p.html
More great projects at http://www.makezine.com.
Combine new technology with old for a retro bluetooth handset that will get people talking. Get the PDF for this project here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/01/weekend_project_retro_wireless_hand.html . More great projects at http://www.makezine.com
This 80+ page project doc, from a German maker, obsessively details every aspect of the construction of a scale model jet airplane, with working jet engines. The text is in German, but the images speak for themselves. Su27 Project
New Zealand’s Victoria University recent graduate Emma Whiteside made this incredible 18th century-style gown from discarded automotive radiator copper for the 2009 World of WearableArt show. The dress weighs 22 pounds and took 200 hours to sew. Check out this closeup:
I have no idea what need there is for a folding workstation, especially one that looks profoundly uncomfortable. Still, it’s a fun idea that might spawn an idea or two. Design firm Kapteinbolt explains: We like to introduce FLKS (flex), a flexible workplace. Just open the panels unfold the table and the chair and put […]
My teenage son recently demanded that he be taken to the French restaurant down the street because everyone in the family and *all* of his friends had eaten there … everyone we knew, in fact, except him. He wanted an authentic French meal, whatever that means, but he didn’t go for the mussels and pommes […]
