New in the Maker Shed: Mystery Box kit
The Mystery Box kit is a clever puzzle box made by our very own John Park, host of Make: television. Here is how it works; first you assemble the laser-cut wooden box, placing a treasure inside.
Makers
Flashback: Spinout
Back in August of 2006, on the pages of MAKE Volume 07, Colin Berry shared the story of his maker brother Kevin Berry and the role that the Soap Box Derby played in his short life. This intimate story moved us all. In October of 2006, Colin read the story as part of our Maker […]
Tinkering 2.0
In a follow-up to the the WSJ piece, “Tinkering Makes Comeback Amid Crisis,” NPR did an OnPoint segment on “Tinkering and American Innovation,” with the article’s author, Justin Lahart, Bre Pettis, and David Hounshell, Tech and Social Change professor at CMU. Tinkering and American Innovation
“Father of video games” documentary
Motherboard has this wonderful look inside the world (and workshop) of Ralph Baer, creator of Pong, Simon, and other electronic/video game classics. Ralph Baer and His All-Purpose Boxes
Iron Man
Japanese blacksmith Kogoro Kurata forges ahead.
Mayor of Britannica
For 40 years, Michael Chesko has been mapping the country of his dreams.
Toy Story
How the creator of the Superplexus turned a childhood idea into a lifelong passion.
