Das original! It’s the German-made Messograf caliper pen from Cleo Skribent. Built into the retractable ballpoint pen is a 4″ Vernier caliper that measures in increments of both 0.1mm and 1/16″. The pen also functions as a metric screw thread scale and a tire tread depth scale. Garrett-Wade carries them. Always Have Calipers On Hand
From Craft Kitsch to Cool By Jessica Wilson I’m a big fan of color. In junior high it was all about red, black and white. In high school, I lived in the Tweeds catalogue and pined for pine, teal and mustard. In my early twenties, it was all about eggplant and forest green, and in […]
I love these great knitting videos by Lion Brand that give you the basics to get you started on learning how to knit if you are a beginner or need a little refresher course. Learn how to cast on, knit (shown above), purl, and cast off.
We haven’t heard much from Jared Bouck, of Invent Geek, recently. But he wrote in to tell us that he’s released free downloadable plans for his paintball turret gun.They also now have a kit available. Paintball Turret Plans More: Paintball turret gun
Kat Knits has a free pattern to knit up The Golden Snitch inspired by Harry Potter.
Stuart Breidenstein of Go Robot! gave me a demo of his working stove necklace at Urban Craft Uprising this weekend in Seattle. It’s a hand-crafted brass and copper alcohol burner with a fuel line and tank. Alcohol stoves are popular for light-traveling hikers, as the fuel is readily available at hardware stores and it burns […]
Cymatics explores the amazing effects that sound has on liquids and some downright bizarre effects on non-Newtonian fluids
