Under a Blue Tarp
Build a hang glider from scratch.
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Seriously Heavy Metal
Guitars are cool, but there’s a whole other way to make heavy music.
Review of Made By Hand
Treehugger has a nice review of MAKE Editor-in-Chief Mark Frauenfelder’s new book, Made by Hand: Do It Yourself. It’s a phrase that’s been snatched up by mainstream culture through televisions shows, best seller books, and craft store kits. But DIY, when you stop and consider it, means so much more than just building your own […]
Profile of master bladesmith Bob Kramer
Jerry Bowen, of CBS’s Sunday Morning, visits master bladesmith Bob Kramer. Kramer is one of allegedly only 114 master bladesmiths in the world. Kramer Knives More: Toolbox: Knives out!
Rubber bearskin rug
Cast in urethane by Dutch designer Eelko Moorer. White and black versions also exist. [via designboom]
Jeri makes rocket “candy”
Happy Lady Ada Day! I couldn’t let his happy occasion slip by without giving a shout-out to my favorite female uber-geek, Jeri Ellsworth. I am just so thrilled that a number of the maker-engineers that I look up to and admire are women. It’s encouraging to think of girls growing up with the likes of […]
Maker Business: Crestview Doors
David and Christiane Erwin, of Austin, TX, founded Mid-Century Modern door company Crestview Doors to provide other design conscious homeowners with an alternative to the colonial-style front doors you can get at a big box store (the Park house proudly sports the orange “Burbank” pictured below!). They now sell DIY Doorlite Kits so you too can build the door of your dreams. Read on to find out how this maker couple does it.