Making cheese isn't anything I ever considered, especially fancy cheese. But recently, I had the pleasure of taking a Beginning Cheese Making class with author and chef Mary Karlin at...
Posted by Sabrina Merlo | Thursday December 22nd, 2011 4:31 PM
Categories: Craft, Home | No Comments
I can watch this How It's Made style factory footage for hours. This beast is called a "gabion machine," which seems to be a slight misnomer. A "gabion" is a...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday December 15th, 2011 3:00 PM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Craft, Workshop | 8 Comments
Impressive feat from Ken over at Instructables, who laid up all the parts himself from loose carbon fiber cloth, into molds of his own manufacture, using a vacuum bag to...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday December 6th, 2011 6:00 AM
Categories: Craft, Music, Woodworking | No Comments
Anytime a TV show runs ten seasons, you know they're doing something right. Anytime a TV show runs ten seasons after starting out on an indie UHF station, with a...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday November 24th, 2011 9:00 AM
Categories: Craft, General, Photography & Video | No Comments
Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn talks about the value of handmade, and how that extends to his line of kitchen knives that he builds in his studio in Brooklyn, New...
Posted by Jake Spurlock | Friday November 4th, 2011 2:00 PM
Categories: Craft, Workshop | No Comments
Among MAKE readers, we're nearly unanimous in agreeing that the rise of digital fabrication is a complete game-changer for crafters, hackers, and tinkerers of all stripes. Laser cutters, CNC mills,...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Monday October 24th, 2011 11:00 AM
Categories: 3D Printing, Craft, Makers, Tools | No Comments
On the PVC-Innovations site, Adam Withrow walks you through how to heat and bend PVC end pieces into abstract sculptures. I can see other practical applications to this process as...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Monday October 17th, 2011 12:30 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Craft | No Comments
My buddies over at Open Music Labs have posted an excellent tutorial on how Force Sensitive Resistors (FSRs) work, as well as how to use them effectively in circuits.
Posted by David Cranor | Wednesday September 21st, 2011 10:00 AM
Categories: Craft, Electronics, Music | 6 Comments
If you've ever tried to build a box from clear acrylic, you know how hard it can be to get good-looking joints between the panels. The folks at TAP Plastics...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday September 20th, 2011 9:00 AM
Categories: Craft, Tools | 20 Comments
We have hundreds of posts in the archives with the keyword “plastic” in the title, but many of them are about particular objects made from plastic, rather than general methods...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday September 15th, 2011 1:30 PM
Categories: Craft, Science, Tools | 3 Comments
Ben Krasnow - of DIY electron microscope fame, among other impressive projects - has posted some useful notes on an unusual cutting process. Normally, of course, the recommended practice for...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday August 25th, 2011 6:04 AM
Categories: Craft, Tools, Workshop | 3 Comments
As I develop new projects for my classroom this summer, a recurring theme has been to explore just how many times it takes to get a new design right. As...
Posted by Chris Connors | Saturday August 20th, 2011 3:30 PM
Categories: Craft, Education | 15 Comments
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