Originally published in 1928, Puzzles in Wood: Simple Patterns for Creating 45 Classics, presents more than 40 unique puzzles to challenge the woodworker’s hands and mind. Projects include bewitching cubes, caged balls, intricate banks, locked links, and perplexing burrs.
Artist, inventor, and longtime author Rodney Frost is known for wacky, whimsical woodworking books that encourage readers to experiment. With his newest book, Creative Kinetics, Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood, he provides an introduction to the wild and whimsical world of kinetic art–art that moves.
Here’s a low-tech way to share some holiday joy. Jared Lyon used a bunch of dominoes and some strategically placed bells to play the song ‘Carol of the Bells’ as the dominoes fell down.
I admit that papier mache is firmly associated for me with my lumpy kindergarten creations, but these Papier Mache Sailboats from Ann Wood really float my boat. (Sorry, sorry, it’s so hard for me to resist a pun.) They’re lateen rigged, which is part of what gives them that jaunty, sloping look. There are a […]
Here’s an unconventional noisemaker made from some prescription bottles and odds and ends by Instructables user buellboy492.
What were your favorite videos that we did for 2009? There were too many to post each one, so please vote by the series and then tell us what your favorite episodes were in the comments. What was your favorite MAKE video series for 2009?(polling)
Alli of One Pearl Button created these fun Betsy McCall magnetic paper dolls as a gift for her niece. She used images from the Betsy McCall paper doll web site, and transferred them to thin magnets. By putting them all together in a small tin, she was able to create a toy that’s great for […]
