HOW TO – Draw in “3D” (wood carvings)
Brazilian illustrator Daniel Santiago has a huge how-to like photo set on making 3D figures from a 2D drawing for a holiday campaign… [via] – Link – you can see the final results here.
Month: November 2006
HOW TO – Make a Hummingbird shooter (camera mod)
Makescreenname writes – “Late this summer, hummingbirds finally began visiting the feeder we’d put up on our back porch. I wanted to try and get some digital shots of them, but couldn’t stand there with a camera “in range”–they’d never come. I needed a remote cable release so I could set the camera up on […]
Crocheted headphone covers!
Nat writes – “Keep your ears nice and warm with this cool tip for crochet headphone covers by skysong on craftster.org. An especially great idea if your headphones are old and missing the cushions…” [via] – Link.
DIY Synthesizer pages
Wow, huge collection of DIY synth circuit diagrams from René Schmitz! Pictured here… Triangle thru zero VCO – “A thru zero oscillator is one that can go forward and backward. This allows for deeper frequency modulation. Sonically there are interesting a little yamaha-ish sounds possible. This oscillator sounds somewhat dirty when the modulation index is […]
Guitar Hero/ Funde Razor
Our friend Joel is looking for some modding help for Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play charity, he writes – “Howdy, Makers. In early December of this year we’ll be holding the second-annual Fünde Razor (http://funderazor.com), a charity event that raises money for Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play charity. Last year we raised over $1,600 and this year […]
The Maker File: The Punkin Chunkin
Dale Dougherty and Bill Gurstelle of MAKE Magazine visit the Punkin Chunkin World Championships in Millsboro, Delaware. In this segment, they talk about air cannons with Virginian Ray Tolson, owner and operator of Second Amendment Too. Click here to get the audio (LISTEN – MP3) delivered automatically with iTunes. Or just click the MP3 link […]
MAKE & CRAFT picks on Amazon…
Amazon asked the editors of a few magazines to put together a list of things we’re eyeing for the holidays, here were my picks… I’m pretty sure this is the first time Mitutoyo Digimatic calipers hit a gift guide :) Weller WP35: Weller Fixed Temperature Soldering Iron with ST3 Tip, 35W Leatherman 830005 Charge Ti […]