Using Metal Foils, Flakes, and Leafing
Learn the basics of using metal foils, flakes, and leafing with this helpful overview and video from Craft Test Dummies!
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Embroidered Metal Objects
Anything can be a embroidered, as Lithuanian artist Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė proves with an incredible series of embroidered metal objects that often feature realistic images related to the function of the objects.
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Fashioning Farfalle with the Lost Wax Process
MAKE contributor and Makeys stylist Diana Eng recently schooled me about the lost wax fabrication process, which she’s been using to craft her new Farfalle jewelry line (yes, named after, and shaped like, the pasta).
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How-To: Metal Stamping 101
Ready to get started with metal stamping, but want to see the basic technique in action first? Check out this metal stamping 101 video from Heidi at Hands Occupied to see the tools you’ll need plus the full stamping process!
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August is Metals Month
Well, what’s left of August is Metals Month, I should say. A broad subject, to be sure, and with only a couple of weeks to explore it, I want to be fairly ruthless about focusing on interesting and unusual metals themselves, and processes for working with them, rather than more general “cool stuff made from metal.”
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A Visit to the Only American Mine for Rare Earth Metals
MAKE friend Kyle Wiens (iFixit) takes a trip to the only rare earth metals mine in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
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It’s metal month on MAKE, which doesn’t mean a Slayer-overload, it means it’s time to put on your Flashdance leotard and start welding. I’ve had this vintage typecase for months and I’ve been wanting to make it into a sweet new coffee table. Metalworking month is the perfect time to learn how to weld to […]
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