Book Review: The Machinist Sculptor by Chris Bathgate
Chris Bathgates book on industrial art is a triumph of beautiful sculpture and elegant writing
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Shop Talk and Tips with Gareth Branwyn
DIY lifer Gareth Branwyn has compiled a new volume of his series, Tips and Tales From the Workshop, Volume 2. He joins Dale Dougherty to talk about how he collects tips — asking a person directly to share a tip is not very productive. He shares some of his favorite tips he has found. He […]
Explaining Electronics
“People think of electronics as a field that changes fast, but the fundamentals don’t change,” said Charles Platt, author of Make: Electronics. “Everything is still made out of transistors; the only difference since 1975 is that the transistors have become smaller! The information in my book is as topical as ever, and it will still […]
Book Review: “I Make”, by Tracy Blom & Jimmy Diresta
I had a chance to meet Tracy Blom and talk about her books last year at WorkbenchCon. At the time she was just publishing a children’s book inspired by Jimmy Diresta as a child called “I Make”, and I thought the idea was adorable. I noticed you can now pick up this delightful little book […]
Learn and Be Inspired by Deek Diedrickson’s Book on Tiny Houses
In his Microshelters book, Derek Deek Diedricksen profiles 59 adorable, imaginative structures perfect for a backyard project.
All Points Patchwork Project Excerpt: Making Templates for English Paper Piecing
All over the crafty internet right now, it seems like everyone is quilting. Hexagons, triangles, and all manor of fabric-fuelled geometry abound, and right at the center of all of that quilt-y goodness is the rise in popularity of English paper piecing! English paper piecing—EPP for short—is a hand-quilting technique that allows complete beginners and […]
Hole Punch Adds Twist to the Classic Flipbook
Artist Scott Blake has come up with a cool variation on the classic animation flipbook. Using a hole punch, he creates animations in negative space by punching out holes in various shapes that spin and dance as you flip through the book. The books are 36 pages, constructed from 110# paper stock, and bound with […]
