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Building Your Cat A Custom Electric Skateboard

Building Your Cat A Custom Electric Skateboard

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

Senior Editor for Make: I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity of the masses! My favorite thing in the world is sharing the hard work of a maker.

I'd always love to hear about what you're making, so send me an email any time at caleb@make.co

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You can’t expect your feline friend to have any old deck

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These Beautiful Shifter Knobs Are Made from Scrap Skateboard Decks

These Beautiful Shifter Knobs Are Made from Scrap Skateboard Decks

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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Beautiful knobs made from scrap skateboard decks are perfect for the person whose “ride” is either their car or their skateboard.

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Amazing Laptop Steel Guitar Made from Skateboard Deck

Amazing Laptop Steel Guitar Made from Skateboard Deck

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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A NY design and architecture duo turn a wooden skateboard deck into a laptop steel guitar

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Portable Skateboard Ramps Double as Train Car, Boat

Portable Skateboard Ramps Double as Train Car, Boat

By Andrew Salomone

Andrew Salomone

Artist, writer, and teacher who makes work about popular culture, technology, and traditional craft processes. http://www.andrewsalomone.com

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From screwing roller skate wheels onto wooden boards, to repurposing dried-out swimming pools, to building backyard half-pipes, skateboarding has a rich history of DIY projects that have pushed the sport to new heights. Now, a video directed by the Zenga Bros celebrates that homemade history by featuring a series of portable sculptures that function as […]

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Combining Cardboard Ridiculousness with Novice Engineering Fun

Combining Cardboard Ridiculousness with Novice Engineering Fun

By Homemade Game Guru

Homemade Game Guru

As a fanatic crafting fan, inventor, author and designer, I just enjoy making new things for the fun of it! I operate an award-winning how-to You Tube channel called The Homemade Game Guru to share my love of creation with people worldwide. Utilizing cardboard in grandiose ways is my specialty.

I also run an unique online design class to help anyone create a Personal Family Tree Board Game. You can sign up for that class here.

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Part Segway, part skateboard, and part scooter, the recreational mobile concept Nunee New is secured solely by construction glue.

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