EMS Labs has a nice little rundown of five tools you might not know about, but that can come in very handy in your day-to-day electronics work. A fellow DC Dorkbot-er, David Rickert, who’s currently building his own analog synth, hipped me to the Lead Forming Tool (top) at the latest Dorkbot DC BEAM Building […]
Jennine of The Coveted introduces us to the beautiful experimental crochet design work of Sacramento, CA based designer Amy Hemmens of Naik Fur. Amy uses crochet and handstitching in her work so that “every garment made is a ‘one-off’ and never to be repeated or mass produced”. See some of her amazing work on her […]
Make was at the OSHKOSH Air Show on Tuesday and we’ll be back there on Wednesday. Associate Publisher Dan Woods and Contributing Editor Bill Gurstelle are with me at the event. The size of the event is impressive — with a fly-in community pitching tents next to their airplanes. We also watched the air show […]
Check out this great Flickr group dedicated to paper crafts. Lots of great project inspiration from paper beads (above) to altered matchboxes, cards, and more. [ via ] Link.
Mark writes – Last Sunday about 50 DIYers in Sydney got together to put amateur rocket motors onto an assortment of vehicles. Hilarity – and some lessons on aerodynamics – ensued. (Check out the pictures and the YouTube videos.) rocketcar day 9 – Link.
Here’s a great project on how to take your digital photos and turn them into fun coloring pages for your kids. [ via ] Link.
Thushan Amarasiriwardena sent MAKE this video that accompanied a piece he did in yesterday’s Boston Globe. In it, a dynamic duo from Amherst, MA talk about their efforts to build and perfect the personal blimp. Is this the next MAKE corporate vehicle? Personal blimp sails over fields of Amherst – Link
