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Build a Tron-Inspired Coffee Table

Build a Tron-Inspired Coffee Table

By Bob Clagett

Bob Clagett

It doesn’t matter what the material is, or what it’s for… Bob Clagett loves making stuff. He loves showing other people how he works, to hopefully inspire them, and empower them to make whatever it is that they’re passionate about. Twitter: iliketomakestuf

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So many Maker projects are really just about one discipline — woodworking, machining, electronics, you get the idea. I wanted to build a piece of furniture that blended two different concepts — electronics and woodworking — and build a unique looking coffee table that’s one part rustic design, and the other Tron-inspired sci-fi. The surface […]

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This Tabletop Has Over 5000 Pennies Embedded In It

This Tabletop Has Over 5000 Pennies Embedded In It

By Matt Terndrup

Matt Terndrup

I'm a virtual reality, wearables, and technology art journalist who focuses on emerging trends in the maker, hacker, and inventor cultures. I like to travel around from place to place researching what is being made.

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An Imgur user going by the name of CallofTheGame has made an extravagant table by gluing approximately 5,218 copper pennies to a door. The process was relatively simple and started with the purchase of a 80″ x 32″ solid core birch door that was stained with a Continental shade that beautiful matched the copper color of the thousands of tiny pennies. […]

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How-To: Repair a Separated Tiffany-Style Lampshade

How-To: Repair a Separated Tiffany-Style Lampshade

By Michael Colombo

Michael Colombo

In addition to being an online editor for MAKE Magazine, Michael Colombo works in fabrication, electronics, sound design, music production and performance (Yes. All that.) In the past he has also been a childrens' educator and entertainer, and holds a Masters degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.

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Learn how to re-assemble a broken Tiffany-style lampshade with not much more than epoxy and some basic hardware.

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How-To: Glow-in-the-Dark Knife Handles

How-To: Glow-in-the-Dark Knife Handles

By Sean Michael Ragan

Sean Michael Ragan

I am descended from 5,000 generations of tool-using primates. Also, I went to college and stuff. I am a long-time contributor to MAKE magazine and makezine.com. My work has also appeared in ReadyMade, c't – Magazin für Computertechnik, and The Wall Street Journal.

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Michael Gavac is a knife- and sheath-maker in Brooklyn. In this 13-minute video, he demonstrates his dirt-simple process for casting handy GITD epoxy-composite handles on full-tang skeletonized blades.

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Illuminated Boat Responds when Tilted

Illuminated Boat Responds when Tilted

By Michael Colombo

Michael Colombo

In addition to being an online editor for MAKE Magazine, Michael Colombo works in fabrication, electronics, sound design, music production and performance (Yes. All that.) In the past he has also been a childrens' educator and entertainer, and holds a Masters degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.

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ITP student Tak Cheung casted this boat hull from fiberglass and epoxy resin and embedded a tilt responsive LED matrix within it.

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