Handmade Hellos by Eunice Moyle and Sabrina Moyle (Chronicle Books) Buy the Book ($19.95) I don’t usually think of myself as a paper crafter–my comfort zone is definitely sewing–but the new book Handmade Hellos has me positively itching to break out the paper and glue. Created by Eunice and Sabrina Moyle (who run the Hello! […]
We recently got a copy of No Starch Press’s The Manga Guide to Statistics, by Shin Takahashi – but I didn’t get to look at it for a few days because my son snagged it pretty much as it came through the door. Which confirms my theory – if you want to introduce a subject […]
Chris reviewed “The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments” as well as “Mr Wizard’s 400 Experiments in Science”, he writes – “Mr Wizards 400 Experiments in Science”. (Reno: “Emilio Lizardo is a top scientist, dummkopf.” Perfect Tommy: “So was Mr. Wizard.” -The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, now available on DVD!). Written by Mr Wizard himself, Don […]
Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines by Kay Gardiner & Ann Shayne Buy the book ($19.77) Mason-Dixon Knitting blog This isn’t your average book of knitting patterns. Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne have wit, insight, and “true confessions” about knitting that makes Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines read more like a sketchbook or journal than a […]
A review of How to Build With Grid Beam @ The Citizen Scientist. Sheldon writes- How to Build With Grid Beam is a guide to a clever and flexible system of construction for a wide range of home-built projects, from storage units to work spaces to furniture, vehicles, and structures. The system relies on the […]
Yesterday I wrote about a great new book that I picked up at Maker Faire. Actually, I picked up 2 new books at Maker Faire, the other one was Getting Started with Arduino by Massimo Banzi, co-founder of Arduino. Massimo did a great job explaining all about this amazing little micro-controller and basic electronics. Here […]
While I was at Maker Faire, I picked up a new book from the Maker Shed called The Best of Instructables Volume I. It’s a really cool 300+ page book that’s filled with over 120 great projects. One of my favorite quotes from the book was written by Eric Wilhelm of instructables “Making things by […]
