How-To: Cubed End Table with Hidden Storage
Build an awesome geometric end table or night stand with a secret hidden storage compartment inside with this cubed end table tutorial!
Woodworking
Crafting wood can be a complex and rewarding task, but often times beginners may find themselves frustrated with their results. But no matter where you are in your woodworking journey, there are always tips and tricks that can help you create something beautiful – without breaking the bank. We’re going to look at woodworking tips and tricks for makers of all skill levels so even if you feel like it’s too overwhelming to attempt your own project, we’ll provide some guidance so don’t give up just yet!
Cyclone Dust Separator Made From A Trash Can
TabLeft’s Cyclone Dust Separator utilizes a Thien baffle and shop vac to keep work areas free from debris.
It can be constructed using common items found in most workshops, including plywood and PVC pipe.
How-To: DIY Wooden Ruler Growth Chart
Instead of marking up door frames that might be painted over or left behind in a move, keep a lasting record of growth spurts and growing up with this handy DIY wooden ruler growth chart tutorial!
10 Terrific Trebuchets
The DIY catapults and trebuchets are as varied in their design methods and materials as there are people in the hurling community.
The age old siege weapon is still being used today in skirmishes on the modern battlefield.
DiResta: Inc. Clock Sign
I was asked to design and make the sign/clock for the Inc., a maker space at Solomon Schechter School
Talkin’ Tinkering with the Masters of Automata
The Exploratorium Tinkering Studio invites all of you to join a Google Hangout this Friday, November 21st from 9am to 10:30am (Pacific time) to talk about one of their true specialties—Automata!—with some of their favorite masters of this art/technology. Joining the Tinkering Studio team will be a star-studded group: Artist Keith Newstead (whose pieces are at the top […]
How to Rebuild Society (with the Survivor Library)
Rocky Rawlins’ Survivor Library stores digitized 19th- and early 20th-century texts on how to build important machines and infrastructure, aiming to help civilization “survive when technology doesn’t.”
