The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
This week I’ll show you some more metalworking techniques including files, rotary abrasives, and how to make a ball-head rivet with a butane torch. You can get all kinds of jewelry supplies online (Rio Grande) is a good resource, or ask around for local shops. If you’re interested in learning more about metalsmithing, ask at […]
Yesterday while I was at the Whiskerino, I took some time to shop around the Petaluma Farmer’s Market. There were some great craft vendors alongside the fresh produce and foods. I scored two wonderful pieces, a keychain and a ring that embody crafty recycling and the beauty of vintage collectables. Both pieces are wrought from […]
AwareKnits: Knit & Crochet Projects for the Eco-Conscious Stitcher by Vickie Howell and Adrienne Armstrong Our favorite knitter and crocheter Vickie Howell teams up with fellow knitter and environmentalist Adrienne Armstrong to create a unique book for us stitchers. (Adrienne also a sustainable living shop in Oakland, CA called The Atomic Garden and is wife […]
Britons John Bryant and Chris Sangwin have written a book called How Round is Your Circle? that looks incredible. I haven’t read it (yet), but the promotional website by itself has me sold already. Highlights include Reuleaux tetrahedra, square-hole drilling, and self-righting polyhedra.
There’s Jake, there’s Elwood, and there’s Dr. Kreepy. In this video he shows you how to cast cheap prop skulls by blowing canned expanding foam from the hardware store into a blow-molded plastic master. Good stuff. Wear work clothes!
Photojojo! Insanely Great Photo Projects and DIY Ideas by Amit Gupta with Kelly Jensen Book Site: Photojojo.com/book The best email newsletter hands down for photography crafts is Photojojo. Thanks to Amit’s review one year, I found my Nikon D40 and have been in love with taking photos ever since. Now Amit and Kelly wow us […]
If you’re a Lovecraft fan and have not yet seen the HPLHS’s 2005 silent-film adaptation of Call of Cthulhu, well, there may be nothing, anywhere, that’s more important than that you go do so immediately. So. Very. Good. The look they achieve on a low budget is amazing, and a lot of that is due […]
