The ultimate Zen garden accessory is the stone urn. Filled only with water and a few fallen leaves, it defines tranquility. Unfortunately, these stone beauties cost hundreds of dollars. Luckily,...
Posted by Joe Szuecs
Categories: Art & Design, Craft, Gardening | 1 Comment
Computers add binary numbers constantly, but we never see how. This elegant machine does the math using glass marbles. I started building marble track machines years ago using Lego. I...
Posted by Matthias Wandel
Categories: Electronics, Woodworking | No Comments
This project was inspired by my son’s love of Hot Wheels cars and making them go fast, as well as my husband’s love of making cool toys for him and...
Posted by Nancy Dorsner
Categories: Kids & Family | No Comments
RC hobby servomotors were just made for hacking. What’s not obvious is how much you can hack them — with a few tricks, you can use a servo to control...
Posted by Windell Oskay
Categories: Electronics | No Comments
Sometimes nothing is as important as perspective. My goal in photography is often to find a view no one else has found, to be able to see things from unusual...
Posted by William Gurstelle
Categories: Photography & Video | No Comments
Apartment-style living has its advantages, but getting a bicycle off the balcony, through your living area, and down several flights of stairs just to go get some exercise isn’t one...
Posted by Matthew Russell
Categories: Fun & Games | No Comments
Take a picture is a fine-art project by artists Brad Blucher and Kyle Clements. In the exhibit, the human eye see is only able to see blank surfaces (in our...
Posted by kyleclements
Categories: Art & Design, Photography & Video | 1 Comment
Before moving off to college I wanted to build something that would be suitable as a kitchen table and double as my desk for studying. It needed to be sturdy...
Posted by Nick Raymond
Categories: Woodworking, Furniture | No Comments
A free and easy thermal assist from the sun.
Posted by Eric Muhs
Categories: Energy, Fun & Games | No Comments
Build a Wooden Mini Yacht this weekend.
Posted by Thomas Martin
Categories: Kids & Family, Fun & Games, Woodworking, Workshop | No Comments
Learn how to create a wood patch to fix defects in wooden objects.
Posted by Craig Cochrane
Categories: Woodworking, Workshop | No Comments
Build a 5-foot-wide airplane inspired by 1930s designs.
Posted by Ryan Grosswiler
Categories: Woodworking, Fun & Games | No Comments
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