Folding a Giant Origami Bear
It took a team of four people seven hours to fold this giant, life-size origami bear.
Posted by Nick Normal | Sunday December 2nd, 2012 9:52 PM
Categories: Art & Design | 1 Comment
Paper Skill Builder
Paper Plate Mandala
As a young sculptor fresh from art school, Wendy Brackman struggled with the problem of "selling out." In the video, above, she talks about her decision to become a party...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Sunday December 2nd, 2012 2:59 PM
Categories: Art & Design | 1 Comment
Make a Kusudama Origami Ball
When she's not busy helping her kids become the architects of tomorrow, Julie Hudy honchos our Maker Mom program. And when she's not busy with all of that, she makes...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Friday November 30th, 2012 6:48 PM
Categories: Paper Crafts | No Comments
Making Paper Bricks in India
At MAKE we have covered a type of paper brick before, but it was used simply as a fire starter. Professors Rahul Ralegaonkar and Sachin Mandavgane of the Visvesvaraya National...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Friday November 30th, 2012 12:30 PM
Categories: Home, Science | 7 Comments
Paper-Based 3D Printing Process
Phil mentioned Ireland's Mcor Technologies when they premiered on Gizmodo back in 2008. Their monochrome Matrix 300+ printer builds models by laminating regular copy/printer paper using controlled application of adhesive...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday November 26th, 2012 6:00 AM
Categories: 3D Printing, Tools | 8 Comments
Ask MAKE: What Makes Paper Archival?
A user asks what the difference is between normal and archival paper.
Posted by Michael Colombo | Thursday November 22nd, 2012 12:00 PM
Categories: Science, General | 2 Comments
How-To: Paper Micarta
Micarta is a genericized trademark referring to a composite material made from layers of paper or fabric impregnated with thermosetting resin. It is rigid, tough, and electrically insulating, and has...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday November 20th, 2012 5:21 PM
Categories: Tools, Workshop | 3 Comments
Biomimicry Through Papercraft
Artist Julie Dodd has decided plunge headlong into the medium of paper. Almost all her work uses it, and often to express issues of environmentalism, with the topic of reuse...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Friday November 16th, 2012 12:00 PM
Categories: Home, Art & Design | No Comments
Weave Your Old Maps Together
One of the most popular projects on Make: Projects originated on the pages of CRAFT when it was a print magazine: the Woven Map Basket. Weaver Jane Patrick (who was...
Posted by Goli Mohammadi | Wednesday November 14th, 2012 7:47 PM
Categories: Paper Crafts, Home | 8 Comments
How-To: Fireproof Paper
OK, it's probably more accurate to say "flame resistant" or "flame retardant" paper, because the fire does actually damage the paper, but it won't catch flame and burn on its...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday November 12th, 2012 10:46 AM
Categories: General, Science | 10 Comments
Prop Building with Pepakura and Papercraft
It’s hard to imagine a number of Shawn Thorsson’s amazing props and costume parts, which look so otherworldly and industrial as finished product, start out as papercraft models. The process...
Posted by Goli Mohammadi | Friday November 9th, 2012 7:20 PM
Categories: Paper Crafts, Workshop | 9 Comments
Working Paper M1911 .45 Pistol
It can be cocked, rendered safe, loaded, cycled, field-stripped, and even fired, so long as the load is no stronger than a bit of homemade primer. And though it's clear...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday November 5th, 2012 5:11 PM
Categories: Machining, Workshop | 3 Comments
