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I’ll be printing some ornaments as gifts this xmas on my MakerBot CupCake CNC, and you can too! Thingiverse is filling up with holiday printables, check out the newest added things! More: CupCake CNC build, part 5: Pulley & enclosure finishing
Sean @ MAKE points us to this handmade furniture by Etsy seller Stil Novo Design, constructed from reclaimed wine barrel staves.
Last month, I shared news about the Crafty Tree Trimmings E-Book with six ornament projects from some of the best known (and admired) crafters around. I’ve had fun following the various crafters as they have set out to make each other’s ornaments from the book. Patricia Zapata shared her version of Betz White’s felt gingerbread […]
Windmil of the future? The latest advancement in kite fighting? Kitesurfing robots? The Festo CyberKite deftly controls the graceful movements of a rather large kite with relative ease.
Feel like you are missing something in your life? It’s probably because you don’t have your own batsignal. Fortunately, thanks to Philipp Tiefenbacher, you can build your own with these plans to make a batlamp.
The wood of choice is the knot clusters in the Southern White Pine. The outer shape of the shade is turned first. After the outside shape is turned the wood is treated with two thick coats of epoxy. After this dries the inner side of the shade is turned. The thickness of the shades varies from 1/32 to 3/32 of an inch, depending upon the translucent properties of the particular wood and the final desired color of the glowing wood. The final thickness of the shade is achieved by turning the inside of the shade in the dark with the workpiece backlit.
Spotted on the corner of 15th and P St., in Washington, DC, and posted on ReadysetDC. Bike of the Day: 15th + P
