Made On Earth — Yabba Dabba DIY
When he heard his grandkids were dressing up as Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm from the Flintstones, Bill LeMaster volunteered to build them the Flintstone car.
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Wim Delvoye’s Steel Art
PT @ MAKE points us to Wim Delvoye’s intricate art made from Corten steel, the same material used in Richard Serra’s monolithic sculptures. The site doesn’t say, but I’m willing to bet some kind of laser or plasma cutter was involved. Related: Cal Lane’s Steel Lace
Autobot Switchplate Cover
Sean Michael Ragan makes these great Autobot switchplate covers from aluminum scraps, melted down and re-cast.
MAKE Interview: DIY video mixers and more with Karl Klomp
“OSD-glitcher”, (Klomp, 2006, 2007) Interview/Article by Jonah Brucker-Cohen In the multifarious world of circuit bending outdated audio and video sampling devices, there is a strong community of artists and makers who are pushing the envelope on their designs with each new incarnation of their work. One of these impresarios is Dutch artist and maker, Karl […]
Tin Wall Art by Bossa Nova Baby
Bossa Nova Baby has been whipping up some great new pieces of wall art from found woodgrain-patterned metal and tin. I think my fave has to be the nutty squirrel! Tin Art by Bossa Nova Baby
HOW TO – Cast resin
From Craftzine: Jodie from Ric-Rac shares her thoughts on working with resin to embed objects for use in jewelry, magnet-making, and more. Extreme crafting – resin jewellery
The Craftsman by Richard Sennett
Core77 has a review up of Richard Sennett’s book “The Craftsman,” which is a conglomerate of case studies that explore the relationship of hand to mind, craftsmanship to Enlightenment. Herein, Sennett, a renown London-based sociologist with a zest for the human experience, argues that the most basic, fundamental ability we humans share is that of […]