Hold Fast, a documentary about anarchy and sailing
Ever dream of taking off for the equator, fixing up an old boat, and then sailing it off into the sunset?
Continue ReadingEver dream of taking off for the equator, fixing up an old boat, and then sailing it off into the sunset?
Continue ReadingI’m digging these giant cameras, built by photographer Chris McCaw.
Continue ReadingThis lovely object is more than just an interesting gewgaw: It’s called a “turner’s cube”–so named, I think, because it is a challenge for one who turns on a lathe rather than eponymously–and according to Bob Warfield, “[i]n the old days, novice machinist’s [sic] were handed one and told to work out how to make one of their own.” Bob’s got a cool page describing his efforts to make one manually and then using a CNC mill, with some bonus commentary on this thread by CNC Zone member widgitmaster, who made the cube pictured above, using the jig pictured above, on a big engine lathe. Beautiful!
Continue ReadingMarymade this homebrew water wall for her esthetics studio using a sheet of glass from IKEA, some plywood, and a sump pump.
Continue ReadingJim of Jim’s Pancakes made this delicious looking 3D Dinosaur Bones Pancake for his daughter.
Continue ReadingBumped into one of my new neighbors at the mailbox last week, and when I mentioned that I work for MAKE, she mentioned that her teenage son builds puzzles. Mechanical puzzles. Complicated ones. Turns out, he doesn’t just build them–he designs original configurations and sells them online. He’s got a following.
Continue ReadingHere’s a nice homebrew 3d globe, by Russian maker riko.
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