Before the bow and arrow there was the atlatl*, or spear-thrower, an ancient weapon that could throw a spear or dart with enough force to penetrate a mammoth’s hide. It...
Posted by Daryl Hrdlicka
Categories: Woodworking, Fun & Games | 2 Comments
Get cookin’ with this Japanese-style skewer grill.
Posted by Bob Knetzger
Categories: Food & Beverage, Fun & Games | 2 Comments
One of the best things about exhibiting at Maker Faire is giving attendees a challenge. For the 2010 Maker Faire Bay Area, I decided to combine a past project of...
Posted by Steve Hoefer
Categories: Arduino, Electronics, Kids & Family | 1 Comment
The iPad, wonderful as it is, often needs a stand to hold it. Sure, there are tons available, but they can be flimsy and/or expensive. Here’s one that’s cheap, sturdy,...
Posted by Larry Cotton
Categories: Furniture | No Comments
Here’s how to make a pair of Marshmallow Shooters. You’ll be ready for combat in minutes! They’re made of standard ½" PVC pipe and pipe fittings, which just happen to...
Posted by Howtoons
Categories: Fun & Games, Kids & Family | No Comments
See photons turned into motion with this solar-powered, magnetically levitating electric motor.
Posted by Chris Connors
Categories: Electronics, Science | No Comments
In early 2011 my robot club, the Dallas Personal Robotics Group, was looking for a way to help our beginning members build up their skills. To this end, we produced...
Posted by Doug Paradis
Categories: Electronics, Robotics | No Comments
A couple of years ago I whittled a wooden spoon as a thank-you gift for our family friend Valerie, who was my daughter’s elementary school art teacher. Valerie appreciated it...
Posted by Mark Frauenfelder
Categories: Food & Beverage, Craft, Home, Woodworking | No Comments
Weaving is one of my favorite crafts because it’s meditative and challenging, practical and artistic. It combines plain-woven cloth’s simple elegance with the astounding complexity of a kilim split-stitch tapestry....
Posted by Kristin Roach
Categories: Woodworking, Craft | No Comments
You may be familiar with the battery-powered, pager motor-driven, toothbrush head bristle bot. This project turns that modern classic into a retro-fantastic, Steampunk delight by replacing the battery with a...
Posted by John Edgar Park
Categories: Electronics | No Comments
By Joan Sheridan Hoover and Becca Olsen The rhythm of weaving is soothing, and creating your own fabric is addictive. Weaving is easy (remember those potholder looms you used as...
Posted by Joan Sheridan Hoover
Categories: Craft, Sewing | No Comments
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