On the tail (or rather tentacle) end of Natural Materials month here on Makezine, we couldn’t leave the mighty squid out of the mix. Instructables’ own Christy Canida shared her...
Posted by Goli Mohammadi | Thursday March 29th, 2012 6:00 PM
Categories: Food & Beverage | 1 Comment
Whatever the larger implications of the mammoth ivory trade may be, it has created a practical forensic problem for law enforcement. Buying mammoth ivory is, generally, legal, while buying elephant...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday March 29th, 2012 6:25 AM
Want to make a gift to eternity? Nothing says forever quite like a hand-carved stone bowl.
Posted by Goli Mohammadi | Wednesday March 28th, 2012 5:00 PM
Categories: Energy | 12 Comments
Though we’re constantly moving toward more electronic and less paper-based communication, we’ve all got paper we don’t need laying around, be it junk mail, newspaper, receipts, magazines, paper bags, books,...
Posted by Goli Mohammadi | Thursday March 22nd, 2012 6:00 PM
Categories: Energy, General, Home, Kids & Family | 2 Comments
If you can tie things together securely, you can make almost anything from practically nothing.
Posted by Goli Mohammadi | Wednesday March 21st, 2012 5:00 PM
Categories: General | 15 Comments
Ever wondered about how gems are cut and polished? Here's a great 6-part video series that covers the basics of "meetpoint faceting," as it's known, from jeweler John Bailey.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Wednesday March 21st, 2012 1:00 PM
Categories: Craft, Science | No Comments
The flint knapping community is as generous with its time and expertise as any enthusiast group I know. Case in point, this fantastic resource from knapper Mike Lynn, who has...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday March 19th, 2012 6:00 AM
This ancient, simple, accessible method for casting small objects in metal exploits the amazing properties of a naturally-occurring and easily-worked high-temperature mold-making material.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday March 16th, 2012 10:18 AM
Categories: Craft, Workshop | 4 Comments
Wanna leave your mark in a cool but unobtrusive manner? How about a mossy message for the masses? Grab a clump of moss, whip up a moss milkshake, apply, and...
Posted by Goli Mohammadi | Wednesday March 14th, 2012 5:00 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Energy, Home | 1 Comment
Continuing our Natural Materials theme month coverage today with a pair interesting, entertaining, well-produced YouTube tutorials from a lifetime craftsman in bone. Check 'em out.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Wednesday March 14th, 2012 11:30 AM
Categories: Craft, Makers | 3 Comments
That's Museom of Design in Plastics, and their online collections are really outstanding. While there is some good online info on hornworking in the hobby community (especially the SCA), it's...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday March 9th, 2012 9:20 AM
Categories: Craft, Energy | No Comments
We've already had some great reader suggestions for Natural Materials month. The first that caught my eye this morning is from MAKE pal and Flickr-pool-roundup regular John Honniball, aka anachrocomputer,...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday March 8th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: Electronics, Energy | 5 Comments
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