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Wooden buttons from fallen branches

Wooden buttons from fallen branches

By Paul Spinrad

Paul Spinrad

Paul Spinrad is a broad-spectrum enthusiast, writer, maker, and dad who lives in San Francisco. He hatches schemes at http://investian.com.

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Where there are trees, there are fallen branches, especially after a big windstorm. In MAKE Volume 24, crafter Kristin Roach explains how to turn tree tailings into wooden buttons that add a natural touch to any garment. The process is simple, but she gives tips from experience on what branches to look for (and avoid), […]

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Adam Savage’s mold-making in MAKE Volume 24

Adam Savage’s mold-making in MAKE Volume 24

By Mark Frauenfelder

Mark Frauenfelder

Mark Frauenfelder is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Make: magazine, and the founder of the popular Boing Boing blog.

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You know Adam Savage as the co-host of the terrific MythBusters television show, but did you also know that Adam has a career as an effects designer and model maker for the movie industry? His sci-fi creations can be seen in movies such as movies Galaxy Quest, Bicentennial Man, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack […]

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MAKE 23: How to shoot mosquitoes with lasers

MAKE 23: How to shoot mosquitoes with lasers

By Keith Hammond

Keith Hammond

I'm projects editor of MAKE magazine.

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Huge problem: Malaria kills millions, but you can’t just spray DDT anymore to wipe out disease-carrying mosquitoes (DDT also wipes out, oh, majestic bald eagles). What do do? You could search for another toxin to spray. Or, if you’re 3ric Johanson at Intellectual Ventures Laboratory, you could invent a new gadget. A gadget that tracks […]

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Make 23: Solar-powered road trip eardrum hazard

Make 23: Solar-powered road trip eardrum hazard

By Paul Spinrad

Paul Spinrad

Paul Spinrad is a broad-spectrum enthusiast, writer, maker, and dad who lives in San Francisco. He hatches schemes at http://investian.com.

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We all love car subwoofers that pump out loud, thumping music while you drive, and in the latest issue of MAKE, Volume 23, Henry Herndon explains how he powered his with a solar panel on the car’s roof. Before embarking on a long summer road trip, Henry bolted a standard rooftop solar panel to his […]

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MAKE 23: Gyrocar how-to, demo video, and build pointers

MAKE 23: Gyrocar how-to, demo video, and build pointers

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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Ever wonder what would happen if you outfit a toy gyroscope with an electric motor and add an adjustable drive wheel? You get a super fun Gyrocar that can balance and run on a monorail, string, rim of a pot, you name it. The Gyrocar by Matthew Gryczan is one of the major projects in […]

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MAKE 23: Make a Pennywhistle from pennies

MAKE 23: Make a Pennywhistle from pennies

By Mark Frauenfelder

Mark Frauenfelder

Mark Frauenfelder is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Make: magazine, and the founder of the popular Boing Boing blog.

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The latest issue of MAKE, Volume 23, features another one of Tom Parker’s whimsical projects made from coins. The idea behind his column, Make: Money, is to show how to make useful objects out of coins (and a few other scrap items) that cost less than the price of a similar mass-produced item. In previous […]

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MAKE 23: Ross Hershberger interview

MAKE 23: Ross Hershberger interview

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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Ross Hershberger is an audiophile and maker who has contributed two projects to the pages of MAKE: the Econowave Speakers in Volume 20 and Squelette, the Bare-Bones Amplifier in the current issue, Volume 23. Other than being talented and passionate, Ross is a really nice guy. I had the pleasure of meeting him and working […]

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