Beijing retiree Lin Shuseng wanted to help his wife find relief from joint pain – so he built her this amazing massage chair completely from found scrap. The project apparently took about eight years to complete, but judging from the look on his face it seems it was worth it. (that is an expression of […]
Matt Berg, of BuildAfrica.org, put together a photo montage (PDF) on the increasing use of super-cheap Chinese LED lighting in Mali, in West Africa. The middle picture is of a street-corner cell phone charging station. It costs about .25 to get your phone charged. That last picture is basically of a motorbike filling station (with […]
In this tutorial, bladesmith Ben Potter shows how he inlays a Celto-Norse design in non-ferrous metals into a steel blade. You can see one of the tutorials of him making one of his incredible blades and hilt here. Celto-Norse Wire Inlay Tutorial [Sent by MAKE subscriber David DelaGardelle. Thanks, David!] More: HOW TO – Make […]
MAKE subscriber FrankG sent us this nice, sort of mesmerizing, video tutorial on turning an old truck leaf spring into a basic, but effective machete. Kind of a long and involved process, but I can only imagine how gratifying it would be to forge/machine your own tools and then use them on a regular basis. […]
As part of our ongoing Pinky and the Brain-worthy plot to take over the world, or in our case, make over the world, we’re thrilled to announce Make: en Español, a version of Make: Online for the Spanish-speaking world. Welcome to the Maker Media family editor Mauricio Gómez and his staff of writers. We look […]
Talk about your village ingenuity. (And yes, clearly, it’s only for indoor lighting during the day). Use a 2-Liter Bottle as a 50 Watt Light Bulb lightbulb hack
The weekly Lost Knowledge column explores the possible technology of the future in the forgotten ideas of the past (and those slightly off to the side). Each Tuesday, we look at retro-tech, “lost” technology, and the make-do, improvised “street tech” of village artisans and tradespeople from around the globe. “Lost Knowledge” is also the theme […]
