The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Many thanks to the Angelenos who came out this past Sunday for the CRAFT: 07 release party my pal Jek and I hosted at ReForm School in Silverlake. We had a total blast showing folks how to make the retro shoe clip project from this issue’s “Old School” column–and our guests ran with it, turning […]
KnitKnit author Sabrina Gschwandter is curating a screening of films and videos related to crafting tonight called No Idle Hands. According to the description, “Handcraft — absorbing, obsessive, mysterious, political, communal and mythical — is the subject of these documentaries, which range from exhaustively researched to casually recorded and even imagined.” It includes pieces by […]
Collin @ MAKE writes: Every year the Crest Hardware store in Williamsburg Brooklyn hosts a collection of work from local artists. The entertaining and often humorous art is displayed along side a familiar selection of tools and supplies. The Crest Hardware Art Show is a real down to earth experience appealing to a broad range […]
As you may remember, last April we got our hands on a cheerful, versatile Mercedes 508D Feuerwehrfahrzeug. Since then the Make gang have been hard at work starting the mods that will convert this vintage fire truck into a four-wheeled making-crafting powerhouse, our very own Make Mobile, in an effort largely spearheaded by multi-talented Maker […]
RoboGames (formerly ROBOlympics) is happening THIS WEEKEND in San Francisco, CA, MAKE is a sponsor! RoboGames is the world’s largest open robot competition (even the Guinness Book of World Records says so!) We invite the best minds from around the world to compete in over 70 different events. Combat robots, walking humanoids, soccer bots, sumo […]
RoboGames (formerly ROBOlympics) is happening THIS WEEKEND in San Francisco, CA, MAKE is a sponsor! RoboGames is the world’s largest open robot competition (even the Guinness Book of World Records says so!) We invite the best minds from around the world to compete in over 70 different events. Combat robots, walking humanoids, soccer bots, sumo […]
Here’s a detailed how-to on building a modified SPAD3D mini plane that the author has named the “SPA3DT” (the “T” stands for “tubular”). The maker is using a “TT Pro .46” engine for power and a “GP 10 ounce” fuel tank. Check out the specifics of how he did it at the link below. SPA3DT
