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DiResta Forges a Zombie Super-Weapon

DiResta Forges a Zombie Super-Weapon

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Jimmy accepts the Zombie Weapon Challenge and forges himself a scary-looking stabby thing.

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Making a Small Shop Forge Out of a Gas Bottle

Making a Small Shop Forge Out of a Gas Bottle

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Pask Makes turns a propane gas bottle into a shop forge.

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Jimmy DiResta Gets a Knife-Making Lesson

Jimmy DiResta Gets a Knife-Making Lesson

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Learning basic knife-making from a pro.

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Making Your Own Coffee Can Forge

Making Your Own Coffee Can Forge

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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We take a look at how easy it is to build your own micro forge.

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Melting Glass and Empowering Women At The NoVa Mini Maker Faire

Melting Glass and Empowering Women At The NoVa Mini Maker Faire

Jeanne Loveland

By Jeanne Loveland

Jeanne Loveland

Jeanne Loveland is the Press/Media contact for the Maker Faire NoVa committee. She was introduced to making at their first Faire 4 years ago and was hooked. She weaves her background in design & construction, finance & accounting, and art always with a technology twist into her jobs and volunteer experiences.

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The NoVa Mini Maker Faire is happening this Sunday. Here are some of the cool Makers you can see there.

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Skill Builder: 4 Useful Metal-Working Techniques

Skill Builder: 4 Useful Metal-Working Techniques

Luc St Pierre

By Luc St Pierre

Luc St Pierre

I have been designing and making custom decor, furniture, signs and other Iron/wood works for over 10 years. After many years of developing my skills in fabricating, metallurgy and many other mediums I became a Journeyman.

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This project was commissioned to me by a local wedding decorator. My goal was to create a lightweight, portable, wrought iron sign that was elegant and complemented the wedding theme. Here are 4 methods used in this video. It may take some practice, but ultimately, the final product is worth it.   1. The Tiger […]

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