DIY Pencils
Flickr user Whitluxus was inspired by this episode of How It’s Made to create these homebrew pencils.
Year: 2010
Grand Central’s secret train station
Grand Central’s multimillion-dollar secrets @ Geek Gestalt – CNET News… When FDR was president in the 1930s, the White House put a simple demand on the owners of Grand Central: protect the secrecy of Roosevelt’s polio. They weren’t being vague: They had a plan, and that involved the construction of a secret, fully functional train […]
Logan’s Run Cross-Stitch Pillow
This Logan’s Run cross-stitch pillow from Flickr user, Kiddy Amunda, makes the geek in me incredibly happy. I did this pillow with the poster from the 1976 movie Logan´s Run for a friends wedding (it is his favorite movie). Lucky friends!
The World’s largest skateboard by Joe Ciaglia
World’s largest skateboard! via Laughing Squid. Presenting the World’s Largest Skateboard built by Joe Ciaglia and the team at California Skateparks. The skateboard stands 3 feet 7 1/2 inches tall, 8 feet 8 inches wide and 36 feet 7 inches long and has been certified by the Guinness Book Of World Records as the World’s […]
Laser cut stainless steel “lace” table covering
Rachel @ CRAFT spotted this laser cut steel table cover by Imogen Luddy, inspired by a piece of 16th century Italian lace.
How-To: Jean Pocket Cookies
Over at The Decorated Cookie, Meaghan Mountford found some old jeans of hers that inspired her to make these mini Jordache jean pocket cookies. I really like the sponged frosting color effect. [via the CRAFT Flickr pool]
Perfboard prototyping project update
In hindsight, I realized the wiring diagram I posted for the recent Circuit Skills perfboard project left something to be desired (something = offboard parts/connections). So, if you’ve been stumped on what wire goes where – hopefully the above image will clear things up a bit. Of course, this is just what worked for me […]