5 DIY Bike Hacks to Avoid Buying More Tools
A little creativity and bike know-how can help you design or build workarounds for expensive and bulky tools
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Turning Beautiful Spoons on a Wood Lathe
It’s interesting to see what can be made using a lathe. Beyond making simple table legs, users have created everything from intricately designed pens to highly detailed jewelry using a myriad of materials. Wood, one of the more versatile materials, can be combined and manipulated with other types to create some truly stunning pieces such […]
How to Make Spring Clamps Out of Plastic Pipe
If you find yourself needing a lot of clamps for a workshop job, you can easily construct a handful by cutting down a length of plastic pipe
The Versatility of Dremel Shines at Maker Faire
If you were to ask the collective Maker community to name their go-to tool, the enthusiastic response would be Dremel. No matter the project, the Maker will often tell you how they had to “go at it with a Dremel” to get it done. The beauty of the familiar, handheld rotary tool is its […]
Simple Technique to Create Gorgeous Copper Wire Inlay
In this video I inlay a simple celtic knot pattern into a piece of cherry wood
The Adhesive Archives: Craft Glue Guide
Fact 1: There are about a million different kinds of craft glue. Fact 2: Even if your adhesives bin is filled to the brim, chances are good that the only glue you won’t have on hand will be the specific kind you need to actually finish the project you’re working on. So, what’s a crafty […]
Jimmy DiResta on His Podcast, Plus a Bonus Shop Gallery
Last week I visited Jimmy DiResta in his workshop and talked inspiration, tools, and why he’s so silent on video and so talkative on his podcast, “Making It”.