Grandpop’s Shop
My grandfather was well-loved, and since his death, his machine shop under the house has been kept almost as a shrine to his memory.
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
CRAFT Pattern Podcast: Speed Knitting – Scenester Scarf-Hat
It’s time to get cozy with this week’s CRAFT Pattern Podcast featuring the Scenester Scarf-Hat from the new book, Speed Knitting by Kris Percival and published by Chronicle Books. This scarf is a three in one special. It’s a hoodie hat, a scarf, and hand warmer mitts — all in one! This is the perfect […]
Weird Stuff Warehouse – Maker Supplies
While in Sunnyvale, I had to stop into the Weird Stuff Warehouse. They recycle and resell tons of old technology. Employees Grady and Jonathan showed me around and took me behind the scenes to show me some of their mad scientist projects. If you live in the bay area, this place is worth a field […]
Beating bombs into mufflers
Turning bombs into mufflers, Popular Science 1947 – “Practice air bombs, left over from the war, are being converted to a peacetime job. Air Forces trucks and autos in Germany urgently need mufflers, so the Bruck Air Ordnance Depot at Nuremberg is making them from surplus-bomb stocks. The project, started late in 1946, Has already […]
How to make an atomic bomb in your own kitchen–well, practically! by Bob Bale
I have neat friends that send me interesting things in the mail, after a bit of travel I came home to this rare 1951 book called “How to make an atomic bomb in your own kitchen–well, practically!” by Bob Bale – I just started reading it, and so far it’s a great, if you can […]
52 Projects
If you are every looking for inspiration and a way for you to get your crafty creative juices going, check out the 52 Projects blog. From the site, “52 Projects is a site dedicated to thinking outside the craft. It’s all about projects and project-making. Project ideas, projects to create, projects to check out, and […]
Blast From the Past — Workshops, Big and Very Small
Build a stowable mini workshop for modest tasks like lamp rewiring and scissor sharpening and soon you’ll be building your dreams.
