I’m a big fan of vintage knitting and have a few books and patterns myself in my collection. It’s always hard though to figure out how to knit the pieces for correct sizing in today’s terms. Vintage Baby Knits author, Kristen Rengren is here to help! Check out her in-depth 10 part knitting vintage tutorial […]
Keith has a nice write-up explaining the design of his constant current LED driver circuit. When lighting a large number of LEDs, this design is preferable to just using a current-limiting resistor because it supplies the same amount of current regardless of how many or few lights are connected to it, helping to protect against […]
Two typographers (Pierre & Damien) and a professional driver (Stef van Campenhoudt) collaborated to design a font using a car as the drawing instrument. The car’s movements were tracked using custom software by interactive artist Zachary Lieberman. iQ Font [Thanks, Katie Wilson!]
Bill Gurstelle is a Contributing Editor for MAKE magazine. His most recent book is entitled Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously. You can follow Bill on his danger-quest at twitter.com/wmgurst. He is a guest Make: Online author for the month of August. More on the Maker quest towards building […]
Artist Jay Nelson modified this Honda Spree to serve as a tiny expedition vehicle. Outfitted with surfboard rack, roll-out canopy, and plenty of storage, I imagine filling it with gourmet provisions and heading to a remote beach for some exploration and relaxation. Nelson’s wonderful conceptual sketches lead me to believe he envisioned this as being […]
Bill Gurstelle is a Contributing Editor for MAKE magazine. His most recent book is entitled Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously. You can follow Bill on his danger-quest at twitter.com/wmgurst. He is a guest Make: Online author for the month of August. In my last online article, I discussed […]
Has anyone else noticed a lot of movies with trebuchets and other catapults in them? I sure have. For instance, they were the special-effects stars in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, particularly, the Return of the King. They’ve been on TV as well: Fox Sports, the Simpsons, Northern Exposure, PBS Nova, Warner Brother’s cartoons and probably many others.
