Marble-Shooting Wooden Crossbow Punches Through Plywood
Just another little bit of sweetness from Matthias Wandel, whose fantastic “woodworking for engineers” site, woodgears.ca, we have, to date, linked to more than a dozen times. See below.
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!
Standing desk prototype #1
I built an elevated platform so I could try working at a standing desk. It’s 11.5 inches high, and I built it from .75″ x .75″ sticks and .5″ plywood. I added lots of triangular bracing and then sat on it to make sure it could hold my 27″ iMac without collapsing. I just started […]
Espresso Machine Concept in Wood
Love the looks of this wooden espresso machine model. Created at Oslo School of Architecture and Design by student Oystein Husby as an expression of the Nordic connection to coffee. An interesting part of the process was their moving from CAD model to wooden cross-sections: CATIA was next. Considering we were to make the machine […]
Paracord And Pallet Wood Hanging Chair
Simple, cheap, and attractive. Looks comfy, too. Nice work by Instructables user Twotim221.
Yale Student Killed in Lathe Accident
Yale Student Killed as Hair Gets Caught in Lathe (NY Times) – horrifying and so sad: As a Yale undergraduate majoring in astronomy and physics, Michele Dufault was used to extreme physical environments. She worked on underwater robotic vehicles last summer as a fellow at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. She also traveled […]
Open MAKE, THIS Saturday, April 16th, 10am – 2pm, at the Exploratorium
Wood is the theme for this month’s Open MAKE/Young Makers program at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. Four featured makers will be interviewed by MAKE’s Dale Dougherty in the McBean Theater, between 1pm and 2pm, and they’ll be talking about their work and process, and taking questions from the audience. Makers include: Scott Weaver will […]
Japanese Gravity Marimba Plays Bach In An Ancient Forest
This remarkably beautiful video, uploaded to YouTube one day before the T?hoku earthquake and tsunami, turns out to be an ad for Sharp’s SH-08C handset. It is, nonetheless, entirely worth watching: in a tranquil forest, a single wooden ball rolls down a stepped wooden ramp, continuously, for two minutes. At each step, it falls and strikes a wooden bar tuned to play a single note of the 10th movement of Bach’s Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147, commonly known by its English title, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. Wait till you see how they handle the sustained notes. [Thanks, Rachel!]
